FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 7, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 2 at halftime and won 88–79.

Final · R2 · G2
SEA106
HOU101
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +18; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +5
Final · R2 · G1
NYK88
MIA79
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +9
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 7, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (SAS vs UTA), 29 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · NYK @ MIA

New York wins Game 1 over Miami, 88–79

Conference semifinals series: New York 1, Miami 0. Allan Houston led New York with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2+11+9NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2314292288
MIA2316162479
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 14, 18, 12, 25, 25, 12, 20, 27NYK27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 26, 24, 26, 27, 15, 30, 16, 24NYK24 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 22, 7, 13, 20, 12, 16, 11, 21MIA21 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 21, 10, 12, 17, 17, 23, 22, 20MIA20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SEA @ HOU · R2 · G2

Seattle controls Houston start to finish

Seattle won 106–101, leading by as many as 18 at a break. Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · SEA vs HOU
G1 · @ HOUHOU112–102G2 · @ HOUSEA106–101Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = SEA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg25.5Last 3 playoff games

25.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.1 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 4 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Reg. season avg26.6Today

27 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in the regular season (21 games). Line: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 27

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.
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 14, 18, 12, 25, 25, 12, 20, 27NYK @ MIA · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 11, 27, 18, 8, 17, 17, 22, 25HOU vs SEA · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 26, 24, 26, 27, 15, 30, 16, 24NYK @ MIA · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 22, 19, 23, 24, 24, 21, 24, 22SEA @ HOU · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 6, 20, 19, 14, 17, 9, 12, 21SEA @ HOU · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 23, 17, 24, 15, 20, 20, 19, 21HOU vs SEA · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST