FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 10, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G4
UTA82
CHI86
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +4
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 4 · UTA @ CHI

Michael Jordan scores 34 in Chicago win over Utah

Final: 86–82. Michael Jordan added 8 rebounds and 2 assists. NBA Finals series: Chicago 3, Utah 1.

Game flow · CHI 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+2+4+4CHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1918202582
CHI2118222586
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 41, 30, 28, 29, 35, 28, 33, 37, 24, 34CHI34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 12, 20, 19, 17, 21, 21, 10, 28CHI28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 29, 33, 26, 32, 21, 16, 22, 21UTA21 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 10, 10, 17, 8, 15, 11, 5, 10UTA10 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.6Reg. season avg46.5Today

47 minutes today, against 37.6 a game in the regular season (44 games). Line: 28 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.0Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 34

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: 41, 30, 28, 29, 35, 28, 33, 37, 24, 34CHI vs UTA · W
31.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 12, 20, 19, 17, 21, 21, 10, 28CHI vs UTA · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 29, 33, 26, 32, 21, 16, 22, 21UTA @ CHI · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 10, 10, 17, 8, 15, 11, 5, 10UTA @ CHI · L
11.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Chris MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 10, 5, 15, 5, 6, 2, 5, 9UTA @ CHI · L
4.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 14, 0, 8, 9, 8, 9, 0, 8UTA @ CHI · L
6.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
8 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST