FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 13, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5
ATL92
CHI107
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +15
Final · R2 · G5
SEA100
HOU94
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +5; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +6
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 13, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Steven Smith (ATL vs ORL), 35 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · SEA @ HOU

Seattle stays alive against Houston

A 100–94 win in Game 5 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 3–2. Hersey Hawkins led Seattle with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+5+8+6SEA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA27302221100
HOU1933192394
Who led
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 14, 17, 9, 12, 21, 3, 17, 23SEA23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 34, 28, 19, 19, 17, 28, 27, 21SEA21 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 18, 18, 19, 15, 19, 24, 11, 31HOU31 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 8, 17, 17, 22, 25, 19, 16, 26HOU26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · ATL @ CHI · R2 · G5

Chicago never trails at a break against Atlanta

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 107–92. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs CHI
G1 · @ CHICHI100–97G2 · @ CHIATL103–95G3 · @ ATLCHI100–80G4 · @ ATLCHI89–80G5 · @ CHICHI107–92Game by game through May 13, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Reg. season avg16.2Last 3 playoff games

16.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.4 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 31

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.
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 18, 18, 19, 15, 19, 24, 11, 31HOU vs SEA · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 8, 17, 17, 22, 25, 19, 16, 26HOU vs SEA · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34, 27, 21, 27, 24CHI vs ATL · W
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · −7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 25, 11, 23, 6, 18, 13, 21, 23ATL @ CHI · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 14, 17, 9, 12, 21, 3, 17, 23SEA @ HOU · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 34, 28, 19, 19, 17, 28, 27, 21SEA @ HOU · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST