FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 13, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CHH by 3 after the first quarter and won 93–84.

Final · R2 · G5
CHH84
CHI93
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +9
Final · R2 · G5
NYK88
IND99
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +11
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 13, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (HOU vs SEA), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · CHH @ CHI

Michael Jordan scores 33 in Chicago win over Charlotte

Final: 93–84. Michael Jordan added 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Chicago wins the conference semifinals series 4–1.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+4+3+9CHI AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHH2916251484
CHI2623242093
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31, 33CHI33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 24, 17, 13, 25, 13, 18, 17, 16CHI16 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 24, 8, 26, 25, 14, 31, 13, 30CHH30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 25, 12, 29, 6, 15, 16, 10, 16CHH16 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · NYK @ IND · R2 · G5

Indiana keeps New York at arm's length

The Knicks never led at a quarter break. Indiana won by 11. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs IND
G1 · @ INDIND93–83G2 · @ INDIND85–77G3 · @ NYKNYK83–76G4 · @ NYKIND118–107G5 · @ INDIND99–88Game by game through May 13, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.5Reg. season avg28.3Last 3 playoff games

28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.5 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 24 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Reg. season avg15.6Last 3 playoff games

15.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.3 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 28.4 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 9 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 33

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.
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31, 33CHI vs CHH · W
32.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 27, 18, 30, 16, 16, 11, 19, 33NYK @ IND · L
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 24, 8, 26, 25, 14, 31, 13, 30CHH @ CHI · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 18, 18, 19, 17, 21, 23, 38, 24IND vs NYK · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 12, 3, 2, 3, 2, 8, 16, 22IND vs NYK · W
8.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 13 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 14, 26, 17, 8, 22, 9, 23, 22IND vs NYK · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST