FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 17, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SEA by 1 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final · R2 · G7
SEA91
HOU96
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +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
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · SEA @ HOU

Houston closes out Seattle in seven

Houston won Game 7, 96–91, to take the conference semifinals series 4–3. Clyde Drexler led Houston with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · HOU 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 Q3Final0-1+5+7+5HOU AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA3119172491
HOU3025192296
Who led
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 17, 22, 25, 19, 16, 26, 9, 24HOU24 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 19, 15, 19, 24, 11, 31, 30, 22HOU22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 19, 19, 17, 28, 27, 21, 19, 27SEA27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 21, 24, 22, 28, 11, 20, 22, 21SEA21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.2Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.2 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Playmaking up
+3.2assists, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Assists per game
7.1Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 assists a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 27 points in 46 minutes.

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: 34, 28, 19, 19, 17, 28, 27, 21, 19, 27SEA @ HOU · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 17, 22, 25, 19, 16, 26, 9, 24HOU vs SEA · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 19, 15, 19, 24, 11, 31, 30, 22HOU vs SEA · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 21, 24, 22, 28, 11, 20, 22, 21SEA @ HOU · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 20, 19, 21, 11, 26, 17, 20, 20HOU vs SEA · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 24, 15, 17, 20, 19, 15, 14, 15SEA @ HOU · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST