FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 23, 1998Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 8 after three quarters and won 102–96.

Final · R1 · G1
ATL87
CHH97
Q1 CHH -6; Q2 CHH 0; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +10
Final · R1 · G1
CLE77
IND106
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +29
Final · R1 · G1
SAS102
PHX96
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS -8; Q4 SAS +6
Final · R1 · G1
HOU103
UTA90
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +13
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 · First round · Game 1 · SAS @ PHX

Tim Duncan scores 32, San Antonio rallies past Phoenix

San Antonio trailed by 8 after three and won 102–96. First round series: San Antonio 1, Phoenix 0.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5-8+6SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS23222235102
PHX2129252196
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 24, 34, 28, 26, 32, 31, 25, 32SAS32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 24, 21, 24, 23, 0, 22, 9, 26SAS26 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 2, 15, 4, 9, 10, 13, 2, 18PHX18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 18, 10, 7, 16, 14, 12, 27, 17PHX17 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Second story · ATL @ CHH · R1 · G1

Charlotte takes Game 1, leads Atlanta 1–0

97–87 in Charlotte. The first round series continues. Glen Rice led Charlotte with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · ATL vs CHH
G1 · @ CHHCHH97–87Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = CHH win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg35Today

35 points today in 45 minutes, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (73 games).

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg44.2Today

44 minutes today, against 25.8 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Cooling off
−14.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 18 minutes, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Top performances

Steven Smith leads the day with 35

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.
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 11, 23, 18, 5, 17, 27, 30, 35ATL @ CHH · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 2, 29, 19, 17, 13, 30, 21, 30, 26, 34CHH vs ATL · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 24, 34, 28, 26, 32, 31, 25, 32SAS @ PHX · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 24, 21, 24, 23, 0, 22, 9, 26SAS @ PHX · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 16, 19, 12, 22, 18, 13, 18, 25CLE @ IND · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 56, 32, 37, 44, 21, 29, 27, 25UTA vs HOU · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST