FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 25, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 5 at halftime and won 95–92.

Final · CF · G4
UTA92
HOU95
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +3
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 25, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Scottie Pippen (CHI @ ORL), 27 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · UTA @ HOU

Houston evens the series with Utah at 2–2

Houston won Game 4, 95–92, in the conference finals. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 4 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 Q3Final0-3-5-1+3HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2726231692
HOU2424272095
Who led
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 11, 31, 30, 22, 30, 30, 27, 27HOU27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 26, 17, 20, 20, 12, 16, 19, 20HOU20 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 31, 15, 42, 32, 21, 24, 21, 22UTA22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 5, 11, 24, 16, 26, 17, 22UTA22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Reg. season avg27.9Today

28 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon 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.
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 11, 31, 30, 22, 30, 30, 27, 27HOU vs UTA · W
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 31, 15, 42, 32, 21, 24, 21, 22UTA @ HOU · L
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 16, 5, 11, 24, 16, 26, 17, 22UTA @ HOU · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 26, 17, 20, 20, 12, 16, 19, 20HOU vs UTA · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 16, 26, 9, 24, 13, 15, 15, 16HOU vs UTA · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 21, 26, 14, 9, 19, 17, 9, 14UTA @ HOU · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST