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Friday, June 12, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed CHI by 6 at halftime and won 83–81.

Final · Finals · G5
UTA83
CHI81
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +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
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · UTA @ CHI

Karl Malone scores 39 as Utah wins in Chicago

Final: 83–81. Karl Malone made 17 of 27 shots from the field. NBA Finals series: Utah 2, Chicago 3.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0-2-6+4+2UTA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1614292483
CHI1818192681
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 33, 26, 32, 21, 16, 22, 21, 39UTA39 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Antoine CarrPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 2, 4, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2, 12UTA12 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 19, 10, 21, 9, 13, 16, 8, 30CHI30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 29, 35, 28, 33, 37, 24, 34, 28CHI28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 29.0 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 39

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 33, 26, 32, 21, 16, 22, 21, 39UTA @ CHI · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 19, 10, 21, 9, 13, 16, 8, 30CHI vs UTA · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 29, 35, 28, 33, 37, 24, 34, 28CHI vs UTA · L
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Antoine CarrPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 2, 4, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2, 12UTA @ CHI · W
4.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 19, 1, 11, 9, 15, 4, 20, 6, 8, 9UTA @ CHI · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 20, 19, 17, 21, 21, 10, 28, 6CHI vs UTA · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · −11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
6 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST