FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 18, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed LAL by 5 after the first quarter and won 99–95.

Final · CF · G2
LAL95
UTA99
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +4
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 18, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Hardaway (MIA vs NYK), 38 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · LAL @ UTA

Utah beats Lakers by 4, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 99–95. Series: 2–0. Karl Malone led Utah with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0-5-1-1+4UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2921212495
UTA2425212999
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34, 24, 29, 33UTA33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 4, 15, 18, 2, 7, 12, 9, 22UTA22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39, 31, 19, 31LAL31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 4, 9, 23, 29, 32, 17, 6, 19LAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+2.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.0Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 10 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 7 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone 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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34, 24, 29, 33UTA vs LAL · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39, 31, 19, 31LAL @ UTA · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 4, 15, 18, 2, 7, 12, 9, 22UTA vs LAL · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 4, 9, 23, 29, 32, 17, 6, 19LAL @ UTA · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 3, 6, 6, 5, 7, 2, 3, 12LAL @ UTA · L
6.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 15, 13, 21, 3, 5, 19, 1, 11UTA vs LAL · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST