FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 26, 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 · G4
CHI80
MIA87
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +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 26, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA vs SEA), 25 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · CHI @ MIA

Miami stays alive against Chicago

An 87–80 win in Game 4 cuts the conference finals deficit to 3–1. Tim Hardaway led Miami with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

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+5+16+4+7MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI1912262380
MIA2423142687
Who led
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 14, 16, 20, 38, 13, 15, 6, 25MIA25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 13, 13, 28, 22, 21, 14, 12, 18MIA18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 27, 21, 27, 24, 37, 23, 34, 29CHI29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 24, 17, 26, 15, 24, 23, 21, 14CHI14 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 18 points in 42 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 29

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: 28, 34, 27, 21, 27, 24, 37, 23, 34, 29CHI @ MIA · L
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 14, 16, 20, 38, 13, 15, 6, 25MIA vs CHI · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 13, 13, 28, 22, 21, 14, 12, 18MIA vs CHI · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 12, 3, 7, 11, 10, 10, 5, 17MIA vs CHI · W
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 24, 17, 26, 15, 24, 23, 21, 14CHI @ MIA · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dennis RodmanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 2, 2, 0, 12, 4, 1, 3, 13CHI @ MIA · L
4.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST