FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 1, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 11 after the first quarter and won 93–71.

Final · R1 · G4
CHH91
ATL82
Q1 CHH -6; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH +2; Q4 CHH +9
Final · R1 · G4
UTA93
HOU71
Q1 UTA -11; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +22
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 · 1996–97May 1, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (ORL vs MIA), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · UTA @ HOU

Utah routs Houston in Game 4

93–71, a 22-point win. Series: Utah 2, Houston 2. Karl Malone led Utah with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6+4+22UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1026292893
HOU2121191071
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 44, 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29UTA29 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 17, 10, 21, 8, 9, 10, 19, 15UTA15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 24, 13, 13, 20, 16, 16, 28, 27HOU27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 25, 16, 21, 11, 22, 14, 22, 11HOU11 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · CHH @ ATL · R1 · G4

Charlotte takes Game 4, leads Atlanta 3–1

91–82 in Atlanta. The first round series continues. Anthony Mason led Charlotte with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · CHH vs ATL
G1 · @ CHHCHH97–87G2 · @ CHHCHH92–85G3 · @ ATLATL96–64G4 · @ ATLCHH91–82Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = CHH win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.8Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 29 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 31.2 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Mason 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.
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 18, 10, 9, 10, 10, 25, 12, 29CHH @ ATL · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 44, 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29UTA @ HOU · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 24, 13, 13, 20, 16, 16, 28, 27HOU vs UTA · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 5, 17, 27, 30, 35, 22, 15, 27ATL vs CHH · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 30, 21, 30, 26, 34, 24, 8, 26CHH @ ATL · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 14, 10, 20, 10, 19, 7, 16, 17ATL vs CHH · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST