FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 28, 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 · G5
MIA87
CHI100
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +13
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 28, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Gary Payton (SEA vs UTA), 31 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · MIA @ CHI

Chicago closes out Miami in five

Chicago won Game 5, 100–87, to take the conference finals series 4–1. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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+14+14+15+13CHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA1931152287
CHI33311620100
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 21, 27, 24, 37, 23, 34, 29, 28CHI28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 10, 2, 11, 6, 11, 5, 5, 14CHI14 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 16, 20, 38, 13, 15, 6, 25, 27MIA27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 3, 7, 11, 10, 10, 5, 17, 22MIA22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.7 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 29.3 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.2Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 28

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: 34, 27, 21, 27, 24, 37, 23, 34, 29, 28CHI vs MIA · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 16, 20, 38, 13, 15, 6, 25, 27MIA @ CHI · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 3, 7, 11, 10, 10, 5, 17, 22MIA @ CHI · L
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 10, 2, 11, 6, 11, 5, 5, 14CHI vs MIA · W
8.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 8, 0, 7, 14CHI vs MIA · W
6.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 13, 28, 22, 21, 14, 12, 18, 13MIA @ CHI · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · −5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST