FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 4, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G2
UTA85
CHI97
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +12
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 2 · UTA @ CHI

Michael Jordan posts 38 and 13 as Chicago beats Utah

38 points and 13 rebounds in a 97–85 win. NBA Finals series: Chicago 2, Utah 0.

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+5+16+19+12CHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2011282685
CHI2522311997
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 24, 37, 23, 34, 29, 28, 31, 38CHI38 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 11, 6, 11, 5, 5, 14, 4, 13CHI13 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 42, 32, 21, 24, 21, 22, 29, 24, 23, 20UTA20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 19, 17, 9, 14, 11, 18, 11, 19UTA19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg12.5Last 3 playoff games

12.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.2Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 10 points in 39 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 38

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: 21, 27, 24, 37, 23, 34, 29, 28, 31, 38CHI vs UTA · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 42, 32, 21, 24, 21, 22, 29, 24, 23, 20UTA @ CHI · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 19, 17, 9, 14, 11, 18, 11, 19UTA @ CHI · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 16, 26, 17, 22, 17, 25, 16, 14UTA @ CHI · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 11, 6, 11, 5, 5, 14, 4, 13CHI vs UTA · W
8.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 6, 12, 10, 9, 13, 15, 7, 11UTA @ CHI · L
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST