FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 3, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · Finals · G1
CHI85
UTA88
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +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
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · CHI @ UTA

Utah takes Game 1, leads Chicago 1–0

88–85 in Utah. The NBA Finals series continues. John Stockton led Utah with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00+5+80+3UTA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHI17231920685
UTA17282212988
Who led
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 2, 7, 12, 9, 22, 9, 8, 24UTA24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 34, 24, 29, 33, 26, 32, 21UTA21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 31, 41, 30, 28, 29, 35, 28, 33CHI33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 4, 21, 23, 12, 20, 19, 17, 21CHI21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 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
9.0Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 15 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Reg. season avg2.7Last 3 playoff games

2.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Rebounding up
+3.1rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
5.2Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.2 in the regular season (44 games). Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 33

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: 31, 33, 31, 41, 30, 28, 29, 35, 28, 33CHI @ UTA · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 2, 7, 12, 9, 22, 9, 8, 24UTA vs CHI · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 34, 24, 29, 33, 26, 32, 21UTA vs CHI · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 4, 21, 23, 12, 20, 19, 17, 21CHI @ UTA · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 6, 12, 15, 10, 10, 17, 8, 15UTA vs CHI · W
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 12, 6, 12, 10, 7, 13, 3, 10CHI @ UTA · L
9.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST