FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 11, 1997Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 77–73.

Final · R2 · G4
CHI89
ATL80
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +9
Final · R2 · G3
MIA73
NYK77
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +4
Final · OT · R2 · G4
HOU110
SEA106
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 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 11, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ NYK), 46 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · MIA @ NYK

New York goes up 2–1 on Miami

Game 3 went to the Knicks, 77–73. Patrick Ewing led New York with 25 points, 11 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. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-8-1+4NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2418171473
NYK1618241977
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 26, 27, 15, 30, 16, 24, 17, 25NYK25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 12, 25, 25, 12, 20, 27, 19, 13NYK13 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 24, 11, 14, 5, 19, 2, 2, 22MIA22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 13, 20, 12, 16, 11, 21, 34, 17MIA17 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · HOU @ SEA · R2 · G4

Houston takes Game 4 in overtime

Tied 98–98 after regulation, Houston beat Seattle 110–106. Series: Houston 3, Seattle 1. Charles Barkley led Houston with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs SEA
G1 · @ HOUHOU112–102G2 · @ HOUSEA106–101G3 · @ SEAHOU97–93G4 · @ SEAHOU110–106Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.4 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton 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.
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 23, 34, 28, 19, 19, 17, 28, 27SEA vs HOU · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34, 27, 21, 27CHI @ ATL · W
31.6 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 24, 15, 20, 20, 19, 21, 11, 26HOU @ SEA · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20, 29, 24, 17, 26CHI @ ATL · W
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Matt MaloneyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 14, 14, 12, 26, 17, 5, 19, 26HOU @ SEA · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 26, 27, 15, 30, 16, 24, 17, 25NYK vs MIA · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST