FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 20, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIA by 11 at halftime and won 84–77.

Final · CF · G1
MIA77
CHI84
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +7
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 20, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA @ SEA), 32 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · MIA @ CHI

Michael Jordan scores 37, Chicago rallies past Miami

Chicago trailed by 11 at the half and won 84–77. Conference finals series: Chicago 1, Miami 0.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-11-5+7CHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2524171177
CHI1721232384
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 55, 28, 34, 27, 21, 27, 24, 37CHI37 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 14, 20, 29, 24, 17, 26, 15, 24CHI24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 20, 24, 14, 13, 13, 28, 22, 21MIA21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 21, 34, 17, 14, 16, 20, 38, 13MIA13 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.7 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
38.7Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 38.7 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.2Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 37

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.
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 55, 28, 34, 27, 21, 27, 24, 37CHI vs MIA · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 14, 20, 29, 24, 17, 26, 15, 24CHI vs MIA · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 20, 24, 14, 13, 13, 28, 22, 21MIA @ CHI · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 21, 34, 17, 14, 16, 20, 38, 13MIA @ CHI · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 5, 19, 2, 2, 22, 4, 21, 8, 13, 12MIA @ CHI · L
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 14, 6, 8, 12, 3, 7, 11, 10MIA @ CHI · L
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST