FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 27, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed CLE by 4 after the first quarter and won 84–80.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Knicks84
Cavs80
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +4
Final · OT · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hawks94
Pacers102
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +11; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +8
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Rockets94
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +10
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers90
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +15
The lead · First round · Game 2 · Knicks-Cavs

New York goes up 2–0 on Cleveland

Karl Malone goes for 30 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+3+3+4NYK AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1727182284
Cavs2120182180
Who led
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 17, 26, 14, 13, 25, 25, 10, 23NYK23 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 29, 24, 23, 18, 28, 28, 23, 16NYK16 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 18, 21, 25, 20, 12, 13, 18, 21CLE21 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Danny FerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 32, 5, 15, 12, 11, 11, 11, 12CLE12 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 198, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 94, Lakers 104
198
Hawks-PacersHawks 94, Pacers 102
196
Blazers-JazzBlazers 90, Jazz 105
195
Knicks-CavsKnicks 84, Cavs 80
164
NYK won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Knicks-CavsKnicks 84, Cavs 80
+4 NYK
Hawks-PacersHawks 94, Pacers 102
+8 IND
Rockets-LakersRockets 94, Lakers 104
+10 LAL
Blazers-JazzBlazers 90, Jazz 105
+15 UTA
NYK rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-CavsNYK won · Knicks 84, Cavs 80
4 pts
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 90, Jazz 105
1 pt
Hakeem shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HakeemHOU · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MasonNYK · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST
67% (10-15)
SmitsIND · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
Magic JohnsonLAL · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
64% (7-11)
Mark JacksonIND · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 84Cavs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1727182284
Cavs2120182180
The story
Patrick Ewing's 16 points and 12 rebounds carried New York past Cleveland, 84-80

For Cleveland, Danny Ferry had 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 8-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 27-20.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4+3+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terrell Brandon was the fantasy play: 45.7 FPTS on 21 PTS, 12 AST

Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 94Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks15271926794
Pacers2924191515102
The story
Rik Smits had 29 points as Indiana beat Atlanta 102-94 in OT

Mookie Blaylock led Atlanta with 12 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 13-20 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 29-15, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +14+11+110+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Steven Smith led the game in fantasy with 43.6 FPTS (25 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 90Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2723281290
Jazz30202728105
The story
Utah beat Portland 105-90 behind 16 assists and 15 points from John Stockton

Rod Strickland paced Portland: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 16 AST, 15 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 REB · 5-8 FG

The swing

A 28-12 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +30−1+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg26.0Last 2 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg6.5Last 2 playoff games

6.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Jazz · R1 · G2

Utah wins Game 2 over Portland, 105–90

First round series: Utah 2, Portland 0. Karl Malone led Utah with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Jazz
G1 · @ UTAUTA110–102G2 · @ UTAUTA105–90
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 30

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 15, 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33, 30Jazz-Blazers · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 24, 8, 12, 18, 17, 19, 29Pacers-Hawks · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26, 26Blazers-Jazz · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Magic JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 15, 14, 6, 10, 8, 6, 20, 26Lakers-Rockets · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 4, 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25Hawks-Pacers · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 17, 26, 14, 13, 25, 25, 10, 23Knicks-Cavs · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST