FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 23, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 4 at halftime and won 107–105.

Final · CF · G3
CHI105
IND107
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND 0; Q4 IND +2
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 23, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Eddie Johnson (HOU vs UTA), 31 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · CHI @ IND

Indiana stays alive against Chicago

A 107–105 win in Game 3 cuts the conference finals deficit to 2–1. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 28 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-40+2IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI24322128105
IND26262530107
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 17, 21, 23, 38, 24, 16, 19, 28IND28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 18, 7, 7, 6, 2, 7, 2, 15IND15 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31, 33, 31, 41, 30CHI30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 25, 13, 18, 17, 16, 4, 21, 23CHI23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.7Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 30 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Rebounding up
+3.2rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
6.8Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 10 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 30

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: 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31, 33, 31, 41, 30CHI @ IND · L
32.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 17, 21, 23, 38, 24, 16, 19, 28IND vs CHI · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 25, 13, 18, 17, 16, 4, 21, 23CHI @ IND · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 18, 7, 7, 6, 2, 7, 2, 15IND vs CHI · W
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 5, 9, 6, 15, 2, 4, 16, 14CHI @ IND · L
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 3, 2, 8, 16, 22, 12, 8, 13IND vs CHI · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST