FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 6, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 11 at halftime and won 100–97.

Final · R2 · G1
ATL97
CHI100
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +3
Final · R2 · G2
LAL101
UTA103
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1995–96May 6, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Detlef Schrempf (SEA vs HOU), 21 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · ATL @ CHI

Michael Jordan scores 34, Chicago rallies past Atlanta

Chicago trailed by 11 at the half and won 100–97. Conference semifinals series: Chicago 1, Atlanta 0.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11+7+3CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL2624202797
CHI19203823100
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34CHI34 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20, 29CHI29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 17, 2, 13, 7, 16, 10, 15, 31ATL31 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 21, 14, 17, 22, 21, 28, 13, 19ATL19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAL @ UTA · R2 · G2

Utah never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–101. Karl Malone led Utah with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs UTA
G1 · @ UTAUTA93–77G2 · @ UTAUTA103–101Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
29.6Reg. season avg39.0Last 3 playoff games

39.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 34 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg23.2Last 3 playoff games

23.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 7 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 25.8 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 34

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34CHI vs ATL · W
36.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 17, 2, 13, 7, 16, 10, 15, 31ATL @ CHI · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +18.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 20, 26, 18, 27, 39, 26, 23, 31UTA vs LAL · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20, 29CHI vs ATL · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 42, 18, 24, 46, 30, 29, 27, 17, 25LAL @ UTA · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Byron ScottPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 2, 7, 0, 0, 24LAL @ UTA · L
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +21.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST