FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 18, 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 · G7
NYK90
MIA101
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +11
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 18, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA @ SEA), 21 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · NYK @ MIA

Tim Hardaway hits six threes, Miami tops New York

38 points for Tim Hardaway. Final: 101–90. Miami wins the conference semifinals series 4–3. Patrick Ewing scored 37 for New York in the loss.

Game flow · MIA 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+11+17+17+11MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK1418223690
MIA25242230101
Who led
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 11, 21, 34, 17, 14, 16, 20, 38MIA38 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 22, 20, 24, 14, 13, 13, 28, 22MIA22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 30, 16, 24, 17, 25, 20, 19, 37NYK37 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 12, 20, 27, 19, 13, 17, 15, 25NYK25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.3Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 38 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−1.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg34.1Last 3 playoff games

34.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Tim Hardaway leads the day with 38

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.
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 11, 21, 34, 17, 14, 16, 20, 38MIA vs NYK · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +20.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 30, 16, 24, 17, 25, 20, 19, 37NYK @ MIA · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 12, 20, 27, 19, 13, 17, 15, 25NYK @ MIA · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 22, 20, 24, 14, 13, 13, 28, 22MIA vs NYK · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 19, 2, 2, 22, 4, 21, 8, 13MIA vs NYK · W
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 8, 14, 6, 8, 12, 3, 7, 11MIA vs NYK · W
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST