FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 29, 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 · G6
CHI89
IND92
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +3
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 29, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Clyde Drexler (HOU vs UTA), 33 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · CHI @ IND

Indiana pulls level with Chicago

Game 6 to Indiana, 92–89. The conference finals series is tied 3–3. Rik Smits led Indiana with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Michael Jordan scored 35 for Chicago in the loss.

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 Q3Final00+3+1+3IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2422232089
IND2425212292
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 23, 22, 9, 17, 12, 26, 12, 25IND25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 5, 5, 10, 9, 6, 12, 8, 19IND19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 31, 33, 31, 41, 30, 28, 29, 35CHI35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 17, 16, 4, 21, 23, 12, 20, 19CHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.0Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg17.1Last 3 playoff games

17.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.5Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.5 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 8 points in 41 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 35

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: 22, 27, 31, 33, 31, 41, 30, 28, 29, 35CHI @ IND · L
32.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 23, 22, 9, 17, 12, 26, 12, 25IND vs CHI · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 5, 5, 10, 9, 6, 12, 8, 19IND vs CHI · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 17, 16, 4, 21, 23, 12, 20, 19CHI @ IND · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 10, 13, 12, 6, 12, 10, 7, 13CHI @ IND · L
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 16, 22, 12, 8, 13, 8, 5, 13IND vs CHI · W
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST