FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 8, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SEA by 1 after the first quarter and won 119–103.

Final · R2 · G3
CHI103
CHH89
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +14
Final · R2 · G3
SEA103
LAL119
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +16
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 8, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs ATL), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · SEA @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal posts 30 and 10 as Lakers beat Seattle

30 points and 10 rebounds in a 119–103 win. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 2, Seattle 1.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+5+13+16LAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA28232329103
LAL27293132119
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30LAL30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 9, 14, 21, 12, 4, 9, 23, 29LAL29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 17, 15, 16, 12, 16, 19, 1, 26SEA26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25, 12, 22SEA22 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Second story · CHI @ CHH · R2 · G3

Chicago controls Charlotte start to finish

Chicago won 103–89, leading by as many as 15 at a break. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs CHH
G1 · @ CHICHI83–70G2 · @ CHICHH78–76G3 · @ CHHCHI103–89Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Reg. season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 30.5 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 31

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.
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 26, 34, 24, 8, 26, 25, 14, 31CHH vs CHI · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30LAL vs SEA · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 9, 14, 21, 12, 4, 9, 23, 29LAL vs SEA · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27CHI @ CHH · W
32.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 17, 15, 16, 12, 16, 19, 1, 26SEA @ LAL · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25, 12, 22SEA @ LAL · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST