FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 25, 1998Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 92–86.

Final · R1 · G2
ATL85
CHH92
Q1 CHH -8; Q2 CHH -5; Q3 CHH 0; Q4 CHH +7
Final · R1 · G2
CLE86
IND92
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -11; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +6
Final · R1 · G2
SAS101
PHX108
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +7
Final · R1 · G2
HOU90
UTA105
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +15
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 25, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs POR), 46 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · CLE @ IND

Indiana beats Cleveland by 6, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 92–86. Series: 2–0. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 18 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Game flow · IND 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-11+2+6IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2922161986
IND1921292392
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 19, 14, 22, 22, 11, 8, 19, 18IND18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 8, 15, 10, 4, 20, 6, 12, 17IND17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 19, 12, 22, 18, 13, 18, 25, 27CLE27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 6, 16, 12, 25, 26, 26, 16, 25CLE25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg21.0Last 2 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg6.5Last 2 playoff games

6.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · ATL @ CHH · R1 · G2

Charlotte goes up 2–0 on Atlanta

Game 2 went to the Hornets, 92–85. Anthony Mason led Charlotte with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · ATL vs CHH
G1 · @ CHHCHH97–87G2 · @ CHHCHH92–85Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = CHH win.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 29

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: 25, 56, 32, 37, 44, 21, 29, 27, 25, 29UTA vs HOU · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 19, 12, 22, 18, 13, 18, 25, 27CLE @ IND · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 6, 16, 12, 25, 26, 26, 16, 25CLE @ IND · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 9, 29, 18, 10, 9, 10, 10, 25CHH vs ATL · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 17, 13, 30, 21, 30, 26, 34, 24CHH vs ATL · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 21, 24, 23, 0, 22, 9, 26, 23SAS @ PHX · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST