FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 29, 1998Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 3 after the first quarter and won 99–80.

Final · R1 · G3
UTA85
HOU89
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +4
Final · R1 · G3
CHI116
NJN101
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +15
Final · R1 · G4
PHX80
SAS99
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +19
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 29, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (ORL vs MIA), 42 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · PHX @ SAS

San Antonio beats Phoenix, 99–80

San Antonio led 62–55 after three and won by 19. Avery Johnson led San Antonio with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+7+19SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX2318142580
SAS2021213799
Who led
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 10, 6, 13, 3, 22, 20, 10, 30SAS30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Chuck PersonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 0, 5, 3, 2, 0, 7, 9, 18SAS18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 9, 10, 13, 2, 18, 4, 15, 18PHX18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 7, 1, 11, 1, 24, 10, 0, 4, 5, 13PHX13 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.0Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 19 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−26.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 34.7 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · UTA @ HOU · R1 · G3

Houston never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 89–85. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs HOU
G1 · @ UTAHOU103–90G2 · @ UTAUTA105–90G3 · @ HOUHOU89–85Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 38

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: 30, 29, 37, 27, 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38CHI @ NJN · W
36.3 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 10, 6, 13, 3, 22, 20, 10, 30SAS vs PHX · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 10, 24, 13, 13, 20, 16, 16, 28HOU vs UTA · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Scott BurrellPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 4, 2, 16, 15, 6, 0, 4, 23CHI @ NJN · W
9.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 18, 25, 16, 21, 11, 22, 14, 22HOU vs UTA · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 56, 32, 37, 44, 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19UTA @ HOU · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST