FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 27, 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 96–91.

Final · CF · G5
HOU91
UTA96
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +5
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 27, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ ORL), 45 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · HOU @ UTA

Utah takes Game 5, leads Houston 3–2

96–91 in Utah. The conference finals series continues. Karl Malone led Utah with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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+3+7+5UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2717202791
UTA2423242596
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 15, 42, 32, 21, 24, 21, 22, 29UTA29 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 5, 11, 24, 16, 26, 17, 22, 17UTA17 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 31, 30, 22, 30, 30, 27, 27, 33HOU33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 26, 9, 24, 13, 15, 15, 16, 15HOU15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.2Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.2 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 33 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 31.2 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 33

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: 24, 11, 31, 30, 22, 30, 30, 27, 27, 33HOU @ UTA · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 15, 42, 32, 21, 24, 21, 22, 29UTA vs HOU · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 5, 11, 24, 16, 26, 17, 22, 17UTA vs HOU · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 26, 9, 24, 13, 15, 15, 16, 15HOU @ UTA · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Matt MaloneyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 2, 4, 15, 6, 8, 3, 8, 14HOU @ UTA · L
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 7, 29, 22, 6, 12, 10, 9, 13UTA vs HOU · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST