FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 6, 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 · G3
CHI93
UTA104
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +11
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 3 · CHI @ UTA

Karl Malone goes for 37 in Utah win over Chicago

Utah won 104–93. NBA Finals series: Utah 1, Chicago 2.

Game flow · UTA 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+9+16+17+11UTA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2223153393
UTA31301627104
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 24, 21, 22, 29, 24, 23, 20, 37UTA37 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 26, 17, 22, 17, 25, 16, 14, 17UTA17 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 24, 23, 21, 14, 2, 27, 10, 27CHI27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 37, 23, 34, 29, 28, 31, 38, 26CHI26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg14.6Last 3 playoff games

14.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Reg. season avg23.6Today

24 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.2Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.2 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 8 points in 25 minutes.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 37

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 24, 21, 22, 29, 24, 23, 20, 37UTA vs CHI · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 24, 23, 21, 14, 2, 27, 10, 27CHI @ UTA · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 37, 23, 34, 29, 28, 31, 38, 26CHI @ UTA · L
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · −5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 26, 17, 22, 17, 25, 16, 14, 17UTA vs CHI · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Greg FosterPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 6, 7, 4, 2, 0, 6, 0, 17UTA vs CHI · W
4.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 2, 1, 6, 7, 10, 0, 4, 16CHI @ UTA · L
5.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high16 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST