FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 10, 1998Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CHH by 2 after the first quarter and won 94–80.

Final · R2 · G4
CHI94
CHH80
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +14
Final · R2 · G4
SEA100
LAL112
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +12
Final · OT · R2 · G4
IND118
NYK107
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +11
Final · R2 · G4
UTA82
SAS73
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +9
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 10, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA @ LAL), 42 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · CHI @ CHH

Michael Jordan scores 31 as Chicago wins in Charlotte

Final: 94–80. Michael Jordan made 14 of 31 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Chicago 3, Charlotte 1.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+4+13+14CHI AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI1826282294
CHH2020192180
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31CHI31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 21, 24, 17, 13, 25, 13, 18, 17CHI17 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 12, 14, 11, 11, 12, 7, 13, 15CHH15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
B.J. ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 10, 2, 14CHH14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · IND @ NYK · R2 · G4

Indiana takes Game 4, leads New York 3–1

118–107 in New York. The conference semifinals series continues. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 38 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · IND vs NYK
G1 · @ INDIND93–83G2 · @ INDIND85–77G3 · @ NYKNYK83–76G4 · @ NYKIND118–107Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 39

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: 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39LAL vs SEA · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 19, 18, 18, 19, 17, 21, 23, 38IND @ NYK · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34UTA @ SAS · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 14, 21, 12, 4, 9, 23, 29, 32LAL vs SEA · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25, 12, 22, 31SEA @ LAL · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31CHI @ CHH · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST