FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 4, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed LAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 106–92.

Final · R2 · G1
LAL92
SEA106
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA -1; Q4 SEA +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 4, 1997: 3 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (ORL @ MIA), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · LAL @ SEA

Seattle draws first blood against Lakers

Seattle won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 106–92. Gary Payton led Seattle with 25 points, 1 rebound and 6 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+12-1+14SEA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL3218291392
SEA29331628106
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25SEA25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 6, 2, 12, 10, 9, 24, 24, 20SEA20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27LAL27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 6, 9, 0, 9, 24, 15, 16, 14LAL14 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.5Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 11 points in 15 minutes.

Cooling off
−8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 9 points in 40 minutes.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 27

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27LAL @ SEA · L
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25SEA vs LAL · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 6, 2, 12, 10, 9, 24, 24, 20SEA vs LAL · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 24, 14, 17, 15, 16, 12, 16, 19SEA vs LAL · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 6, 9, 0, 9, 24, 15, 16, 14LAL @ SEA · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 5, 17, 20, 14, 5, 2, 14, 14LAL @ SEA · L
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST