FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 24, 1998Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 6 at halftime and won 104–102.

Final · OT · R1 · G1
NJN93
CHI96
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI +3
Final · R1 · G1
POR102
LAL104
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL 0; Q4 LAL +2
Final · R1 · G1
NYK79
MIA94
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +15
Final · R1 · G1
MIN83
SEA108
Q1 SEA +13; Q2 SEA +21; Q3 SEA +24; Q4 SEA +25
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1996–97Apr 24, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (MIN @ HOU), 28 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · POR @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal scores 30, Lakers hold off Portland

Final: 104–102. Shaquille O'Neal added 7 rebounds and 3 assists. First round series: Lakers 1, Portland 0.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0-5-60+2LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR30232128102
LAL25222730104
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 30, 24, 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30LAL30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 14, 12, 10, 15, 19, 17, 25, 15LAL15 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 26, 25, 26, 16, 17, 16, 24, 25POR25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 17, 23, 22, 8, 21, 16, 6, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+15.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg34Today

34 points today in 42 minutes, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (81 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Reg. season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−15.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg4Today

4 points today in 17 minutes, against 19.6 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Second story · NJN @ CHI · R1 · G1

Chicago draws first blood against New Jersey

Chicago won Game 1 of the first round, 96–93. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 39 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · NJN vs CHI
G1 · @ CHICHI96–93Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
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: 41, 40, 30, 29, 37, 27, 19, 24, 44, 39CHI vs NJN · W
39.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 29, 16, 16, 28, 21, 22, 18, 34MIA vs NYK · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 30, 24, 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30LAL vs POR · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 18, 16, 16, 16, 18, 9, 20, 25SEA vs MIN · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 26, 25, 26, 16, 17, 16, 24, 25POR @ LAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 20, 16, 17, 13, 28, 14, 21, 24CHI vs NJN · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST