FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 6, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed CHI by 8 after three quarters and won 78–76.

Final · R2 · G2
CHH78
CHI76
Q1 CHH -4; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH -8; Q4 CHH +2
Final · R2 · G2
LAL92
SEA68
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +24
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 6, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs ATL), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · CHH @ CHI

Charlotte evens the series with Chicago at 1–1

Charlotte won Game 2, 78–76, in the conference semifinals. Anthony Mason led Charlotte with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · CHH 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6-8+2CHH AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHH1317192978
CHI1719211976
Who led
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 9, 10, 10, 25, 12, 29, 6, 15CHH15 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 9, 11, 9, 2, 8, 8, 3, 15CHH15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22CHI22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 21, 9, 16, 14, 14, 6, 0, 15CHI15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAL @ SEA · R2 · G2

Lakers win Game 2 over Seattle, 92–68

Conference semifinals series: Lakers 1, Seattle 1. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · LAL vs SEA
G1 · @ SEASEA106–92G2 · @ SEALAL92–68Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.5Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 10 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg4.0Last 2 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 10 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 26

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: 28, 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27, 26LAL @ SEA · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 21, 9, 14, 21, 12, 4, 9, 23LAL @ SEA · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 27, 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22CHI vs CHH · L
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 17, 20, 14, 5, 2, 14, 14, 16LAL @ SEA · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 9, 10, 10, 25, 12, 29, 6, 15CHH @ CHI · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 21, 9, 16, 14, 14, 6, 0, 15CHI vs CHH · L
7.5 PPG playoffs to date
15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST