FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 13, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed UTA by 7 at halftime and won 90–86.

Final · Finals · G6
UTA86
CHI90
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 CHI +4
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 6 · UTA @ CHI

Michael Jordan posts 39 and 11 as Chicago beats Utah

39 points and 11 rebounds in a 90–86 win. Chicago wins the NBA Finals series 4–2.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final0-6-7-6+4CHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2321261686
CHI1720272690
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 29, 28, 31, 38, 26, 22, 38, 39CHI39 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 14, 2, 27, 10, 27, 16, 17, 23CHI23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 29, 24, 23, 20, 37, 23, 19, 21UTA21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 11, 18, 11, 19, 4, 13, 7, 18UTA18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.4 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 1 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg43.4Today

43 minutes today, against 31.2 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.4Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 43 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 39

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: 23, 34, 29, 28, 31, 38, 26, 22, 38, 39CHI vs UTA · W
31.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 14, 2, 27, 10, 27, 16, 17, 23CHI vs UTA · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 29, 24, 23, 20, 37, 23, 19, 21UTA @ CHI · L
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 11, 18, 11, 19, 4, 13, 7, 18UTA @ CHI · L
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 13, 15, 7, 11, 14, 8, 11, 17UTA @ CHI · L
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 17, 25, 16, 14, 17, 17, 13, 13UTA @ CHI · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST