FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 9, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SEA by 7 after three quarters and won 97–93.

Final · R2 · G2
NYK84
MIA88
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +4
Final · R2 · G3
HOU97
SEA93
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +4
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 9, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: David Robinson (SAS vs UTA), 24 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · HOU @ SEA

Houston takes Game 3, leads Seattle 2–1

97–93 in Seattle. The conference semifinals series continues. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+11-7+4HOU AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2926172597
SEA2123351493
Who led
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 21, 27, 18, 18, 19, 15, 19, 24HOU24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 27, 18, 8, 17, 17, 22, 25, 19HOU19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 19, 23, 24, 24, 21, 24, 22, 28SEA28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 23, 23, 34, 28, 19, 19, 17, 28SEA28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · NYK @ MIA · R2 · G2

Miami pulls level with New York

Game 2 to Miami, 88–84. The conference semifinals series is tied 1–1. Tim Hardaway led Miami with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs MIA
G1 · @ MIANYK88–79G2 · @ MIAMIA88–84Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 19 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg24.4Last 3 playoff games

24.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.1 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 5 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Reg. season avg43.3Today

43 minutes today, against 29.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tim Hardaway 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.
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 7, 13, 20, 12, 16, 11, 21, 34MIA vs NYK · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +18.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 19, 23, 24, 24, 21, 24, 22, 28SEA vs HOU · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 23, 23, 34, 28, 19, 19, 17, 28SEA vs HOU · L
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 10, 12, 17, 17, 23, 22, 20, 24MIA vs NYK · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 21, 27, 18, 18, 19, 15, 19, 24HOU @ SEA · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 17, 13, 8, 26, 24, 15, 17, 20SEA vs HOU · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST