FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 3, 1998Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CHH by 8 after the first quarter and won 83–70.

Final · R2 · G1
CHH70
CHI83
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +13
Final · R1 · G5
NYK98
MIA81
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +17
Final · R1 · G5
HOU70
UTA84
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +14
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 3, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Wesley Person (PHX @ SEA), 26 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · CHH @ CHI

Michael Jordan scores 35, Chicago rallies past Charlotte

Chicago trailed by 8 after one and won 83–70. Conference semifinals series: Chicago 1, Charlotte 0.

Game flow · CHI 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1+10+13CHI AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHH2315102270
CHI1522212583
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 27, 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35CHI35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 28, 14, 21, 24, 17, 13, 25CHI25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 21, 30, 26, 34, 24, 8, 26, 25CHH25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 20, 14, 10, 12, 14, 11, 11, 12CHH12 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · HOU @ UTA · R1 · G5

Utah leads Houston wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 84–70. Best quarter: the fourth, 23–16. Karl Malone led Utah with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs UTA
G1 · @ UTAHOU103–90G2 · @ UTAUTA105–90G3 · @ HOUHOU89–85G4 · @ HOUUTA93–71G5 · @ UTAUTA84–70Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 21 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg45.2Today

45 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 35

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: 29, 37, 27, 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35CHI vs CHH · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 37, 44, 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29, 31UTA vs HOU · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 23, 14, 22, 17, 24, 27, 18, 30NYK @ MIA · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 28, 14, 21, 24, 17, 13, 25CHI vs CHH · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 21, 30, 26, 34, 24, 8, 26, 25CHH @ CHI · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 14, 12, 3, 14, 25, 6, 17, 22NYK @ MIA · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST