FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 19, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 3 after the first quarter and won 101–86.

Final · CF · G1
HOU86
UTA101
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +15
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 19, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (ORL @ CHI), 38 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · HOU @ UTA

Utah takes Game 1, leads Houston 1–0

101–86 in Utah. The conference finals series continues. Karl Malone led Utah with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0-3+9+14+15UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2317252186
UTA20293022101
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 39, 26, 23, 31, 15, 42, 32, 21UTA21 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 11, 28, 10, 21, 26, 14, 9, 19UTA19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 15, 19, 24, 11, 31, 30, 22, 30HOU30 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 22, 25, 19, 16, 26, 9, 24, 13HOU13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.8Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 6 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Rebounding up
+4.1rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
9.9Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 38 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: 18, 19, 15, 19, 24, 11, 31, 30, 22, 30HOU @ UTA · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 39, 26, 23, 31, 15, 42, 32, 21UTA vs HOU · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 11, 28, 10, 21, 26, 14, 9, 19UTA vs HOU · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 18, 12, 10, 16, 5, 11, 24, 16UTA vs HOU · W
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 22, 25, 19, 16, 26, 9, 24, 13HOU @ UTA · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 21, 11, 26, 17, 20, 20, 12HOU @ UTA · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST