FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 22, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3
UTA109
LAL98
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +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 22, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs MIA), 23 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · UTA @ LAL

Utah goes up 3–0 on Lakers

Game 3 went to the Jazz, 109–98. Karl Malone led Utah with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Shaquille O'Neal scored 39 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+6+3+11UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA21282535109
LAL2023282798
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34, 24, 29, 33, 26UTA26 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 9, 16, 6, 12, 15, 10, 10, 17UTA17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39, 31, 19, 31, 39LAL39 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 9, 23, 29, 32, 17, 6, 19, 16LAL16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Reg. season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 9 points in 27 minutes.

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: 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39, 31, 19, 31, 39LAL vs UTA · L
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34, 24, 29, 33, 26UTA @ LAL · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 9, 16, 6, 12, 15, 10, 10, 17UTA @ LAL · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 9, 23, 29, 32, 17, 6, 19, 16LAL vs UTA · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 1, 1, 2, 3, 9, 0, 0, 10, 5, 15UTA @ LAL · W
4.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 6, 4, 6, 3, 2, 10, 8, 13UTA @ LAL · W
6.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST