FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 7, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAS by 2 after the first quarter and won 109–106.

Final · R2 · G2
NYK77
IND85
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +8
Final · OT · R2 · G2
SAS106
UTA109
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +3
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 7, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (NYK @ MIA), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · SAS @ UTA

Utah takes Game 2 in overtime

Tied 98–98 after regulation, Utah beat San Antonio 109–106. Series: Utah 2, San Antonio 0. Karl Malone led Utah with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-1+40+3UTA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
SAS223023238106
UTA2031281911109
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22UTA22 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 6, 12, 14, 9, 6, 15, 13, 21UTA21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 31, 25, 32, 16, 22, 11, 33, 26SAS26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 0, 22, 9, 26, 23, 17, 15, 16, 21SAS21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NYK @ IND · R2 · G2

Indiana never trails at a break against New York

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 85–77. Rik Smits led Indiana with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · NYK vs IND
G1 · @ INDIND93–83G2 · @ INDIND85–77Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 21 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan 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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 31, 25, 32, 16, 22, 11, 33, 26SAS @ UTA · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22UTA vs SAS · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 10, 17, 10, 14, 26, 17, 8, 22IND vs NYK · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 0, 22, 9, 26, 23, 17, 15, 16, 21SAS @ UTA · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 6, 12, 14, 9, 6, 15, 13, 21UTA vs SAS · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 13, 3, 22, 20, 10, 30, 14, 21SAS @ UTA · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST