FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 19, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed IND by 7 at halftime and won 104–98.

Final · CF · G2
IND98
CHI104
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +6
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 19, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (HOU @ UTA), 30 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · IND @ CHI

Michael Jordan scores 41 as Chicago beats Indiana

Chicago won 104–98. Michael Jordan: 41 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists. Conference finals series: Chicago 2, Indiana 0.

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 Q3Final0-2-7+4+6CHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2824222498
CHI26193326104
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31, 33, 31, 41CHI41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 13, 25, 13, 18, 17, 16, 4, 21CHI21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 19, 17, 21, 23, 38, 24, 16, 19IND19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 12, 5, 8, 16, 18, 8, 2, 18IND18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.7Reg. season avg35.0Last 3 playoff games

35.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 41 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Reg. season avg21.5Last 3 playoff games

21.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.2 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Reg. season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 27.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 7 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 41

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: 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31, 33, 31, 41CHI vs IND · W
32.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 13, 25, 13, 18, 17, 16, 4, 21CHI vs IND · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 19, 17, 21, 23, 38, 24, 16, 19IND @ CHI · L
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 12, 5, 8, 16, 18, 8, 2, 18IND @ CHI · L
10.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 17, 8, 22, 9, 23, 22, 9, 17IND @ CHI · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 13, 5, 9, 6, 15, 2, 4, 16CHI vs IND · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST