FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 12, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G4
MIA76
NYK89
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +13
Final · OT · R2 · G5
LAL93
UTA98
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +5
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 12, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Shawn Kemp (SEA @ HOU), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · LAL @ UTA

Karl Malone scores 32, Utah wins in overtime

Tied 89–89 after regulation. Final: 98–93. Utah wins the conference semifinals series 4–1.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6+8+50+5UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAL25201628493
UTA31221323998
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 27, 39, 26, 23, 31, 15, 42, 32UTA32 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 13, 18, 12, 10, 16, 5, 11, 24UTA24 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 13, 0, 11, 23, 15, 17, 15, 26LAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 46, 30, 29, 27, 17, 25, 11, 34, 23LAL23 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Second story · MIA @ NYK · R2 · G4

New York keeps Miami at arm's length

The Heat never led at a quarter break. New York won by 13. John Starks led New York with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs NYK
G1 · @ MIANYK88–79G2 · @ MIAMIA88–84G3 · @ NYKNYK77–73G4 · @ NYKNYK89–76Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.8Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 22 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg21.4Last 3 playoff games

21.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.1 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 11 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.3Reg. season avg50.9Today

51 minutes today, against 37.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 26 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 32

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: 26, 18, 27, 39, 26, 23, 31, 15, 42, 32UTA vs LAL · W
29.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 13, 0, 11, 23, 15, 17, 15, 26LAL @ UTA · L
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 13, 18, 12, 10, 16, 5, 11, 24UTA vs LAL · W
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 46, 30, 29, 27, 17, 25, 11, 34, 23LAL @ UTA · L
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 16, 6, 9, 9, 14, 7, 29, 22UTA vs LAL · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 20, 19, 14, 16, 4, 5, 11, 21NYK vs MIA · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST