FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 25, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 8 after three quarters and won 96–94.

Final · CF · G4
CHI94
IND96
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND -8; 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 25, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (HOU vs UTA), 27 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · CHI @ IND

Indiana evens the series with Chicago at 2–2

Indiana won Game 4, 96–94, in the conference finals. Rik Smits led Indiana with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6-8+2IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2727231794
IND2424212796
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 22, 9, 23, 22, 9, 17, 12, 26IND26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 21, 23, 38, 24, 16, 19, 28, 15IND15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 38, 35, 22, 27, 31, 33, 31, 41, 30, 28CHI28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 9, 6, 15, 2, 4, 16, 14, 18CHI18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.7Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 28 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 28.5 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 26 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 28

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: 38, 35, 22, 27, 31, 33, 31, 41, 30, 28CHI @ IND · L
32.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 22, 9, 23, 22, 9, 17, 12, 26IND vs CHI · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 9, 6, 15, 2, 4, 16, 14, 18CHI @ IND · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 21, 23, 38, 24, 16, 19, 28, 15IND vs CHI · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 2, 8, 6, 4, 15, 7, 9, 13CHI @ IND · L
7.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 13, 18, 17, 16, 4, 21, 23, 12CHI @ IND · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST