FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 29, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 6 at halftime and won 103–100.

Final · CF · G6
UTA103
HOU100
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +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
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · UTA @ HOU

Utah finishes off Houston, wins the series 4–2

103–100 in Game 6 of the conference finals. John Stockton led Utah with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 13 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+2-6-1+3UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA23202733103
HOU21282229100
Who led
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 11, 24, 16, 26, 17, 22, 17, 25UTA25 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 42, 32, 21, 24, 21, 22, 29, 24UTA24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 9, 24, 13, 15, 15, 16, 15, 33HOU33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 20, 20, 12, 16, 19, 20, 10, 20HOU20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 16 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Clyde Drexler 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.
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 9, 24, 13, 15, 15, 16, 15, 33HOU vs UTA · L
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 11, 24, 16, 26, 17, 22, 17, 25UTA @ HOU · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 42, 32, 21, 24, 21, 22, 29, 24UTA @ HOU · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 20, 20, 12, 16, 19, 20, 10, 20HOU vs UTA · L
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 14, 9, 19, 17, 9, 14, 11, 18UTA @ HOU · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 30, 22, 30, 30, 27, 27, 33, 16HOU vs UTA · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST