FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 10, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 6 at halftime and won 100–80.

Final · R2 · G3
CHI100
ATL80
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +20
Final · R2 · G4
UTA110
LAL95
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +15
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 10, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (ORL vs ATL), 28 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · CHI @ ATL

Chicago beats Atlanta by 20, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 100–80. Series: 2–1. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6+3+20CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI20262529100
ATL2428161280
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34, 27, 21CHI21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20, 29, 24, 17CHI17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 26, 17, 15, 16, 17, 10, 19, 16ATL16 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 18, 18, 25, 11, 23, 6, 18, 13ATL13 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · UTA @ LAL · R2 · G4

Steady Utah beats Lakers

Leads at every break, then a 110–95 final. Karl Malone led Utah with 42 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs LAL
G1 · @ UTAUTA93–77G2 · @ UTAUTA103–101G3 · @ LALLAL104–84G4 · @ LALUTA110–95Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.7Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.4 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 25.8 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 42

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 18, 27, 39, 26, 23, 31, 15, 42UTA @ LAL · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 46, 30, 29, 27, 17, 25, 11, 34LAL vs UTA · L
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 4, 16, 6, 9, 9, 14, 7, 29UTA @ LAL · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +18.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34, 27, 21CHI @ ATL · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · −13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20, 29, 24, 17CHI @ ATL · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 26, 17, 15, 16, 17, 10, 19, 16ATL vs CHI · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST