FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 30, 1996Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sonics trailed Kings by 9 after three quarters and won 96–89.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Magic101
Pistons98
Q1 Magic +9; Q2 Magic +3; Q3 Magic +11; Q4 Magic +3
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers98
Rockets104
Q1 Rockets +6; Q2 Rockets +1; Q3 Rockets +5; Q4 Rockets +6
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Sonics96
Kings89
Q1 Sonics -2; Q2 Sonics -2; Q3 Sonics -9; Q4 Sonics +7
The lead · First round · Game 3 · Sonics-Kings

Seattle rallies from 9 down to win Game 3

Clyde Drexler goes for 16 points

Game flow · Sonics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-2-9+7Sonics AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2622163296
Kings2822231689
Who led
Sam PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 15, 13, 4, 15, 13, 17, 8, 17Sonics17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 20, 15, 12, 18, 13, 22, 10, 16Sonics16 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 30, 17, 32, 13, 20, 18, 37, 24Kings24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 18, 25, 13, 21, 12, 15, 12, 18Kings18 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Magic-Pistons · R1 · G3

Orlando leads Detroit wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 101–98. Best quarter: the third, 30–22. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Pistons
G1 · @ MagicMagic112–92G2 · @ MagicMagic92–77G3 · @ PistonsMagic101–98
The night in charts
Lakers-Rockets combined for 202, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RocketsLakers 98, Rockets 104
202
Magic-PistonsMagic 101, Pistons 98
199
Sonics-KingsSonics 96, Kings 89
185
Magic won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 101, Pistons 98
+3 Magic
Lakers-RocketsLakers 98, Rockets 104
+6 Rockets
Sonics-KingsSonics 96, Kings 89
+7 Sonics
Campbell shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CampbellLakers · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Horace GrantMagic · 16 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ScottMagic · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Eddie JonesLakers · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
SchrempfSonics · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 101Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27243020101
Pistons1830222898
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had 24 points as Orlando beat Detroit 101-98

Grant Hill led Detroit with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the first 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +9+3+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 98Rockets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2827202398
Rockets34222424104
The story
Hakeem Olajuwon's 30 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 104-98

For Los Angeles, Elden Campbell had 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 12-27 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 34-28, was where the Rockets built it.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +6+1+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Kings
Sonics 96Kings 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2622163296
Kings2822231689
The story
Seattle beat Sacramento 96-89 behind 15 points from Gary Payton

Olden Polynice paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 14 REB 15 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 5-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-16 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the SuperSonics.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −2−2−9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.8Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.8 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg18.0Last 2 playoff games

18.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Joe DumarsPistons
+14.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 32.7 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 27, 31, 13, 26, 18, 19, 23, 33Pistons-Magic · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 46, 20, 37, 31, 25, 35, 14, 33, 18, 30Rockets-Lakers · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 0, 26, 8, 15, 19, 18, 15, 24Magic-Pistons · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Mitch RichmondPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 30, 17, 32, 13, 20, 18, 37, 24Kings-Sonics · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 16, 7, 15, 10, 23, 12, 15, 22Magic-Pistons · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 18, 25, 13, 21, 12, 15, 12, 18Kings-Sonics · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST