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Friday, June 5, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed UTA by 3 after three quarters and won 93–88.

Final · Finals · G2
CHI93
UTA88
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +5
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 2 · CHI @ UTA

Michael Jordan scores 37 as Chicago wins in Utah

Final: 93–88. Michael Jordan made 14 of 33 shots from the field. NBA Finals series: Chicago 1, Utah 1.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+4-3+5CHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2327202393
UTA2026271588
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 41, 30, 28, 29, 35, 28, 33, 37CHI37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 21, 23, 12, 20, 19, 17, 21, 21CHI21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 5, 19, 1, 11, 9, 15, 4, 20UTA20 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 34, 24, 29, 33, 26, 32, 21, 16UTA16 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.7Reg. season avg32.7Last 3 playoff games

32.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 37 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Reg. season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 37

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: 33, 31, 41, 30, 28, 29, 35, 28, 33, 37CHI @ UTA · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 21, 23, 12, 20, 19, 17, 21, 21CHI @ UTA · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 5, 19, 1, 11, 9, 15, 4, 20UTA vs CHI · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 34, 24, 29, 33, 26, 32, 21, 16UTA vs CHI · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 16, 14, 18, 19, 10, 21, 9, 13CHI @ UTA · W
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 3, 2, 10, 8, 13, 2, 6, 12UTA vs CHI · L
6.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST