FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 26, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Heat85
Bulls102
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +17
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pistons92
Magic112
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +20
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Suns98
Spurs120
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +22
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Kings85
Sonics97
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +13; Q3 SEA +11; Q4 SEA +12
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Kings-Sonics

Seattle draws first blood against Sacramento

Gary Payton goes for 29 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+13+11+12SEA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1325262185
Sonics2427242297
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 15, 8, 15, 31, 17, 12, 12, 29SEA29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 24, 20, 20, 15, 12, 18, 13, 22SEA22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 6, 12, 30, 17, 32, 13, 20, 18SAC18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tyus EdneyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 7, 12, 12, 3, 18, 6, 11, 16SAC16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Bulls · R1 · G1

Chicago beats Miami by 17, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 102–85. Series: 1–0. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 35 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Bulls
G1 · @ CHICHI102–85
The night in charts
Suns-Spurs combined for 218, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SpursSuns 98, Spurs 120
218
Pistons-MagicPistons 92, Magic 112
204
Heat-BullsHeat 85, Bulls 102
187
Kings-SonicsKings 85, Sonics 97
182
SEA won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Kings-SonicsKings 85, Sonics 97
+12 SEA
Heat-BullsHeat 85, Bulls 102
+17 CHI
Pistons-MagicPistons 92, Magic 112
+20 ORL
Suns-SpursSuns 98, Spurs 120
+22 SAS
Grant Hill shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillDET · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
77% (10-13)
Horace GrantORL · 15 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Del NegroSAS · 29 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
RobinsonSAS · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
PolyniceSAC · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Kings-Sonics
Kings 85Sonics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1325262185
Sonics2427242297
The story
Detlef Schrempf had 22 points as Seattle beat Sacramento 97-85

Olden Polynice led Sacramento with 15 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 24-13, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +11+13+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 92Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1829172892
Magic24233332112
The story
Anfernee Hardaway's 18 points and 9 assists carried Orlando past Detroit, 112-92

For Detroit, Grant Hill had 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 6-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-17, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +60+16+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 98Spurs 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2618292598
Spurs28303725120
The story
San Antonio beat Phoenix 120-98 behind 28 points from David Robinson

Charles Barkley paced Phoenix: 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

A 30-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +2+14+22+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.2Reg. season avg30Today

30 points today in 44 minutes, against 15.2 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 26.0 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−13.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.2Reg. season avg10Today

10 points today in 21 minutes, against 23.2 a game in the regular season (70 games).

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 35

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 40, 17, 23, 32, 22, 30, 24, 26, 35Bulls-Heat · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 29, 19, 14, 15, 16, 17, 8, 30Heat-Bulls · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 15, 8, 15, 31, 17, 12, 12, 29Sonics-Kings · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 10, 16, 6, 29Spurs-Suns · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 14, 11, 24, 25, 14, 29, 32, 28Spurs-Suns · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 28, 15, 20, 13, 21, 12, 17, 26Suns-Spurs · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST