FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 30, 1998Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 3 after the first quarter and won 90–85.

Final · R1 · G4
IND80
CLE74
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +6
Final · R1 · G4
SEA92
MIN88
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +4
Final · R1 · G4
MIA85
NYK90
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK 0; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +5
Final · R1 · G4
LAL110
POR99
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +11
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 30, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Kenny Anderson (POR vs LAL), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · MIA @ NYK

New York pulls level with Miami

Game 4 to New York, 90–85. The first round series is tied 2–2. Larry Johnson led New York with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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 Q3Final0-30+7+5NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2621172185
NYK2324241990
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 12, 10, 14, 26, 21, 22, 22, 18NYK18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 21, 23, 14, 22, 17, 24, 27, 18NYK18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 28, 21, 22, 18, 34, 15, 27, 33MIA33 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 22, 18, 20, 4, 11, 30, 7, 29MIA29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SEA @ MIN · R1 · G4

Seattle controls Minnesota start to finish

Seattle won 92–88, leading by as many as 7 at a break. Gary Payton led Seattle with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · SEA vs MIN
G1 · @ SEASEA108–83G2 · @ SEAMIN98–93G3 · @ MINMIN98–90G4 · @ MINSEA92–88Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = SEA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.0Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 21 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.1 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 3 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Tim Hardaway leads the day with 33

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.
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 28, 21, 22, 18, 34, 15, 27, 33MIA @ NYK · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31LAL @ POR · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 22, 18, 20, 4, 11, 30, 7, 29MIA @ NYK · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 19, 27, 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24SEA @ MIN · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 13, 17, 13, 13, 12, 17, 18, 24POR vs LAL · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 20, 15, 6, 2, 12, 10, 9, 24SEA @ MIN · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST