FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 15, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G6
HOU96
SEA99
Q1 SEA +17; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +3
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 15, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (ORL vs ATL), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · HOU @ SEA

Seattle evens the series with Houston at 3–3

Seattle won Game 6, 99–96, in the conference semifinals. Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+14+17+3SEA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU1324243596
SEA3021272199
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 21, 24, 22, 28, 11, 20, 22SEA22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 28, 19, 19, 17, 28, 27, 21, 19SEA19 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 18, 19, 15, 19, 24, 11, 31, 30HOU30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 20, 20, 19, 21, 11, 26, 17, 20HOU20 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg17.5Last 3 playoff games

17.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Rebounding up
+3.8rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
9.2Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 30

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: 27, 18, 18, 19, 15, 19, 24, 11, 31, 30HOU @ SEA · L
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 24, 21, 24, 22, 28, 11, 20, 22SEA vs HOU · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 20, 20, 19, 21, 11, 26, 17, 20HOU @ SEA · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 28, 19, 19, 17, 28, 27, 21, 19SEA vs HOU · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Mario EliePoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 12, 21, 20, 8, 4, 12, 2, 18HOU @ SEA · L
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 17, 9, 12, 21, 3, 17, 23, 16SEA vs HOU · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST