FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 25, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 12 at halftime and won 110–102.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Knicks106
Cavs83
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +23
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hawks92
Pacers80
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Rockets87
Lakers83
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +4
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers102
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA -12; Q3 UTA -8; Q4 UTA +8
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Blazers-Jazz

Karl Malone scores 33, Utah rallies past Portland

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 33 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-12-8+8UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26302521102
Jazz30142937110
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 21, 15, 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33UTA33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 11, 12, 12, 10, 26, 19, 8, 30UTA30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 6, 29, 19, 13, 23, 17, 14, 27POR27 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26POR26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hawks-Pacers · R1 · G1

Atlanta takes Game 1, leads Indiana 1–0

92–80 in Indiana. The first round series continues. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Pacers
G1 · @ INDATL92–80
The night in charts
Blazers-Jazz combined for 212, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-JazzBlazers 102, Jazz 110
212
Knicks-CavsKnicks 106, Cavs 83
189
Hawks-PacersHawks 92, Pacers 80
172
Rockets-LakersRockets 87, Lakers 83
170
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Rockets-LakersRockets 87, Lakers 83
+4 HOU
Blazers-JazzBlazers 102, Jazz 110
+8 UTA
Hawks-PacersHawks 92, Pacers 80
+12 ATL
Knicks-CavsKnicks 106, Cavs 83
+23 NYK
UTA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 102, Jazz 110
12 pts
Hawks-PacersATL won · Hawks 92, Pacers 80
6 pts
Rockets-LakersHOU won · Rockets 87, Lakers 83
1 pt
Hornacek shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HornacekUTA · 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
MaloneUTA · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (14-21)
Steven SmithATL · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
MajerleCLE · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
EwingNYK · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 87Lakers 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2119252287
Lakers2217271783
The story
Clyde Drexler's 21 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 87-83

For Los Angeles, Magic Johnson had 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 7-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 22-17.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1+1−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 102Jazz 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26302521102
Jazz30142937110
The story
Jeff Hornacek had 30 points as Utah beat Portland 110-102

Arvydas Sabonis led Portland with 26 PTS, 6 REB 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 10-13 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 37-21.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4−12−8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland led the game in fantasy with 54.4 FPTS (27 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 106Cavs 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks22182937106
Cavs1723271683
The story
New York beat Cleveland 106-83 behind 21 points from John Starks

Dan Majerle paced Cleveland: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 7-12 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 37-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 +50+2+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.2Reg. season avg30Today

30 points today in 37 minutes, against 15.2 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 30.8 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Cooling off
−12.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 37 minutes, against 12.0 a game in the regular season (71 games).

Top performances

Hakeem Olajuwon leads the day with 33

Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 46, 20, 37, 31, 25, 35, 14, 33Rockets-Lakers · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 21, 15, 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33Jazz-Blazers · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 11, 12, 12, 10, 26, 19, 8, 30Jazz-Blazers · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 6, 29, 19, 13, 23, 17, 14, 27Blazers-Jazz · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 22, 4, 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27Hawks-Pacers · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 20, 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26Blazers-Jazz · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST