FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 1, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 3 after the first quarter and won 94–93.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bulls112
Heat91
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +23; Q4 CHI +21
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs76
Knicks81
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +5
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs93
Suns94
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -2; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +1
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Jazz90
Blazers98
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +8
The lead · First round · Game 3 · Spurs-Suns

Phoenix gets one back against San Antonio

Scottie Pippen posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2+5+1PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2628172293
Suns2329241894
Who led
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 20, 13, 21, 12, 17, 26, 30, 25PHX25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 14, 17, 14, 21, 24, 13, 14, 23PHX23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 24, 25, 14, 29, 32, 28, 40, 22SAS22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 6, 12, 23, 23, 24, 16, 19, 20SAS20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Bulls-Heat combined for 203, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HeatBulls 112, Heat 91
203
Jazz-BlazersJazz 90, Blazers 98
188
Spurs-SunsSpurs 93, Suns 94
187
Cavs-KnicksCavs 76, Knicks 81
157
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-SunsSpurs 93, Suns 94
+1 PHX
Cavs-KnicksCavs 76, Knicks 81
+5 NYK
Jazz-BlazersJazz 90, Blazers 98
+8 POR
Bulls-HeatBulls 112, Heat 91
+21 CHI
Hornacek shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HornacekUTA · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
StarksNYK · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
StricklandPOR · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
PersonSAS · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
ZoMIA · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
58% (11-19)
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 93Suns 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2628172293
Suns2329241894
The story
Charles Barkley had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Phoenix beat San Antonio 94-93

David Robinson led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Suns took the third 24-17.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3−2+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Knicks
Cavs 76Knicks 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1616232176
Knicks2426161581
The story
New York beat Cleveland 81-76 behind 16 points and 10 rebounds from Patrick Ewing

Terrell Brandon paced Cleveland: 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

A 26-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +8+18+11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 112Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls37252723112
Heat2321222591
The story
Michael Jordan's 26 points carried Chicago past Miami, 112-91

For Miami, Tim Hardaway had 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-23, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +14+18+23+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 25 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 31.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Knicks · R1 · G3

New York never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 81–76. John Starks led New York with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Knicks
G1 · @ CLENYK106–83G2 · @ CLENYK84–80G3 · @ NYKNYK81–76
Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 30

Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 25, 20, 16, 28, 17, 10, 14, 30Heat-Bulls · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 10, 26, 19, 8, 30, 18, 9, 30Jazz-Blazers · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 13, 23, 17, 14, 27, 20, 19, 27Blazers-Jazz · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 32, 22, 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26Bulls-Heat · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 9, 22, 18, 11, 26, 26, 27, 25Blazers-Jazz · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 20, 13, 21, 12, 17, 26, 30, 25Suns-Spurs · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST