FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 2, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed MIN by 3 after the first quarter and won 97–84.

Final · R1 · G5
MIN84
SEA97
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA -3; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +13
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 2, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Steven Smith (ATL @ DET), 28 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · MIN @ SEA

Seattle beats Minnesota by 13, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 97–84. Series: 3–2. Gary Payton led Seattle with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3+7+13SEA AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN2720172084
SEA2420272697
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 27, 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29SEA29 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 15, 6, 2, 12, 10, 9, 24, 24SEA24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 11, 18, 16, 6, 8, 20, 19, 28MIN28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Sam MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 14, 16, 19, 9, 18, 19, 10, 16MIN16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.3Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.3 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 28 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton 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.
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 27, 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29SEA vs MIN · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Anthony PeelerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 11, 18, 16, 6, 8, 20, 19, 28MIN @ SEA · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 15, 6, 2, 12, 10, 9, 24, 24SEA vs MIN · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 5, 24, 14, 17, 15, 16, 12, 16SEA vs MIN · W
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Sam MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 14, 16, 19, 9, 18, 19, 10, 16MIN @ SEA · L
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Terry PorterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 15, 14, 13, 13, 21, 18, 13, 14MIN @ SEA · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST