FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 29, 1996Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Blazers trailed Jazz by 6 after the first quarter and won 94–91.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pacers83
Hawks90
Q1 Hawks +1; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 Hawks +4; Q4 Hawks +7
Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Jazz91
Blazers94
Q1 Blazers -6; Q2 Blazers +6; Q3 Blazers +4; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 Blazers +3
The lead · First round · Game 3 · Jazz-Blazers

Portland stays alive against Utah

Mookie Blaylock goes for 16 points

Game flow · Blazers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6+6+40+3Blazers AHEAD ↑Jazz AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz17142824891
Blazers112626201194
Who led
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26, 26, 27Blazers27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 19, 13, 23, 17, 14, 27, 20, 19Blazers19 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33, 30, 35Jazz35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 16, 7, 5, 8, 4, 11, 15, 13Jazz13 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Blazers combined for 185, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-BlazersJazz 91, Blazers 94
185
Pacers-HawksPacers 83, Hawks 90
173
Blazers won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Jazz-BlazersJazz 91, Blazers 94
+3 Blazers
Pacers-HawksPacers 83, Hawks 90
+7 Hawks
Steven Smith shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Steven SmithHawks · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
SabonisBlazers · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
45% (10-22)
MaloneJazz · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
43% (13-30)
McKeyPacers · 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
43% (6-14)
LaettnerHawks · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
41% (7-17)
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 91Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz17142824891
Blazers112626201194
The story
Arvydas Sabonis had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Portland beat Utah 94-91 in OT

John Stockton led Utah with 13 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 10-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 26-14.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −6+6+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 83Hawks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2020251883
Hawks2119292190
The story
Christian Laettner's 24 points carried Atlanta past Indiana, 90-83

For Indiana, Dale Davis had 12 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-25, was where the Hawks built it.

Hawks lead by quarter
200 +10+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.6 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Hawks · R1 · G3

Atlanta handles Indiana by 7

The Hawks won the third quarter 29–25. Final: 90–83. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Pacers-Hawks
G1 · @ PacersHawks92–80G2 · @ PacersPacers102–94G3 · @ HawksHawks90–83
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 35

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 32, 19, 26, 26, 18, 33, 30, 35Jazz-Blazers · L
32.7 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26, 26, 27Blazers-Jazz · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 22, 4, 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25, 26Hawks-Pacers · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 16, 19, 7, 20, 10, 14, 14, 24Hawks-Pacers · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 19, 13, 23, 17, 14, 27, 20, 19Blazers-Jazz · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 7, 15, 8, 12, 7, 0, 0, 16Blazers-Jazz · W
5.3 PPG playoffs to date
16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST