FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 28, 1998Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SEA by 5 after three quarters and won 98–90.

Final · R1 · G3
CHH64
ATL96
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +19; Q3 ATL +30; Q4 ATL +32
Final · R1 · G3
SEA90
MIN98
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +8
Final · R1 · G3
MIA91
NYK85
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +6
Final · R1 · G3
LAL94
POR99
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +5
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 28, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Jeff Hornacek (UTA @ LAC), 28 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · SEA @ MIN

Minnesota handles Seattle by 8

The Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 31–18. Final: 98–90. Anthony Peeler led Minnesota with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MIN 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 Q3Final0-4+4-5+8MIN AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA2818261890
MIN2426173198
Who led
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 17, 21, 11, 18, 16, 6, 8, 20MIN20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 22, 23, 18, 20, 15, 18, 15, 19MIN19 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 20, 19, 27, 20, 27, 19, 32, 26SEA26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 16, 16, 18, 9, 20, 25, 8, 17SEA17 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.1 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 9 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · LAL @ POR · R1 · G3

Portland stays alive against Lakers

A 99–94 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Isaiah Rider led Portland with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs POR
G1 · @ LALLAL104–102G2 · @ LALLAL108–99G3 · @ PORPOR99–94Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36LAL @ POR · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 24, 12, 7, 0, 18, 10, 25, 28MIA @ NYK · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 16, 28, 21, 22, 18, 34, 15, 27MIA @ NYK · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 29, 21, 23, 14, 22, 17, 24, 27NYK vs MIA · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 20, 19, 27, 20, 27, 19, 32, 26SEA @ MIN · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 11, 12, 10, 14, 26, 21, 22, 22NYK vs MIA · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST