FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 21, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G2
HOU92
UTA104
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +12
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 21, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (ORL @ CHI), 36 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · HOU @ UTA

Utah beats Houston by 12, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 104–92. Series: 2–0. John Stockton led Utah with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 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+2+6+15+12UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2319262492
UTA25233521104
Who led
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 12, 10, 16, 5, 11, 24, 16, 26UTA26 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 39, 26, 23, 31, 15, 42, 32, 21, 24UTA24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 19, 24, 11, 31, 30, 22, 30, 30HOU30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 21, 11, 26, 17, 20, 20, 12, 16HOU16 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Reg. season avg44.6Today

45 minutes today, against 34.5 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

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: 19, 15, 19, 24, 11, 31, 30, 22, 30, 30HOU @ UTA · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 12, 10, 16, 5, 11, 24, 16, 26UTA vs HOU · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 39, 26, 23, 31, 15, 42, 32, 21, 24UTA vs HOU · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 28, 10, 21, 26, 14, 9, 19, 17UTA vs HOU · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 21, 11, 26, 17, 20, 20, 12, 16HOU @ UTA · L
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 25, 19, 16, 26, 9, 24, 13, 15HOU @ UTA · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST