FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 1, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed UTA by 4 at halftime and won 84–82.

Final · Finals · G1
UTA82
CHI84
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +2
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 · NBA Finals · Game 1 · UTA @ CHI

Michael Jordan scores 31, Chicago holds off Utah

Final: 84–82. Michael Jordan added 4 rebounds and 8 assists. NBA Finals series: Chicago 1, Utah 0.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-4-2+2CHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1824221882
CHI1721242284
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 27, 24, 37, 23, 34, 29, 28, 31CHI31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 26, 15, 24, 23, 21, 14, 2, 27CHI27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 42, 32, 21, 24, 21, 22, 29, 24, 23UTA23 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 24, 16, 26, 17, 22, 17, 25, 16UTA16 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg40.3Today

40 minutes today, against 31.2 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 31

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: 27, 21, 27, 24, 37, 23, 34, 29, 28, 31CHI vs UTA · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 26, 15, 24, 23, 21, 14, 2, 27CHI vs UTA · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 42, 32, 21, 24, 21, 22, 29, 24, 23UTA @ CHI · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 24, 16, 26, 17, 22, 17, 25, 16UTA @ CHI · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 9, 19, 17, 9, 14, 11, 18, 11UTA @ CHI · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 3, 4, 7, 10, 4, 10, 2, 9UTA @ CHI · L
5.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST