FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 27, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 5 after the first quarter and won 86–77.

Final · R1 · G3
IND77
CLE86
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +9
Final · R1 · G3
PHX88
SAS100
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +12
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 27, 1997: 5 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs WSB), 55 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · IND @ CLE

Shawn Kemp scores 31 in Cleveland win over Indiana

Final: 86–77. Shawn Kemp added 7 rebounds and 2 assists. First round series: Cleveland 1, Indiana 2.

Game flow · CLE 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+2+4+9CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2715191677
CLE2222212186
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 12, 22, 18, 13, 18, 25, 27, 31CLE31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 16, 12, 25, 26, 26, 16, 25, 13CLE13 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 24, 4, 8, 10, 17, 10, 14, 26IND26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 14, 22, 22, 11, 8, 19, 18, 18IND18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.0Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 5 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · PHX @ SAS · R1 · G3

San Antonio wins Game 3 over Phoenix, 100–88

First round series: San Antonio 2, Phoenix 1. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs SAS
G1 · @ PHXSAS102–96G2 · @ PHXPHX108–101G3 · @ SASSAS100–88Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Top performances

Shawn Kemp leads the day with 31

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.
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 12, 22, 18, 13, 18, 25, 27, 31CLE vs IND · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 10, 37, 23, 22, 25, 8, 13, 14, 21, 26PHX @ SAS · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 24, 4, 8, 10, 17, 10, 14, 26IND @ CLE · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 28, 26, 32, 31, 25, 32, 16, 22SAS vs PHX · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 31, 7, 20, 10, 13, 9, 13, 18SAS vs PHX · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 6, 7, 5, 2, 4, 4, 12, 18SAS vs PHX · W
11.3 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST