FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 2, 1996Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pacers83
Hawks75
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers94
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Sonics101
Kings87
Q1 SEA +3; Q2 SEA +2; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +14
The lead · First round · Game 4 · Pacers-Hawks

Indiana evens the series with Atlanta at 2–2

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 25 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+9+4+8IND AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2525181583
Hawks2219231175
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 8, 12, 18, 17, 19, 29, 13, 17IND17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Derrick McKeyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 18, 7, 12, 2, 15, 14, 13, 14IND14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25, 26, 19ATL19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 4, 7, 20, 7, 12, 12, 16, 17ATL17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Rockets combined for 196, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RocketsLakers 94, Rockets 102
196
Sonics-KingsSonics 101, Kings 87
188
Pacers-HawksPacers 83, Hawks 75
158
HOU won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 94, Rockets 102
+8 HOU
Pacers-HawksPacers 83, Hawks 75
+8 IND
Sonics-KingsSonics 101, Kings 87
+14 SEA
Smits shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SmitsIND · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
KempSEA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 STL, 3 BLK
60% (9-15)
HawkinsSEA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
PaytonSEA · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
HakeemHOU · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL
55% (12-22)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 94Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2922251894
Rockets35232519102
The story
Robert Horry had 17 points as Houston beat Los Angeles 102-94

Eddie Jones led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 7-13 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 35-29, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6+7+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 83Hawks 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2525181583
Hawks2219231175
The story
Indiana beat Atlanta 83-75 behind 12 points from Mark Jackson

Mookie Blaylock paced Atlanta: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 12 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 5-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3+9+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steven Smith topped the game at 38.5 FPTS: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

Final · Sonics-Kings
Sonics 101Kings 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics25252724101
Kings2226211887
The story
Shawn Kemp's 23 points carried Seattle past Sacramento, 101-87

For Sacramento, Lionel Simmons had 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 27-21, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +3+2+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 19 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Rockets · R1 · G4

Houston controls Lakers start to finish

Houston won 102–94, leading by as many as 8 at a break. Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Rockets
G1 · @ LALHOU87–83G2 · @ LALLAL104–94G3 · @ HOUHOU104–98G4 · @ HOUHOU102–94
Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 29

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 31, 17, 12, 12, 29, 10, 15, 29Sonics-Kings · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 31, 25, 35, 14, 33, 18, 30, 25Rockets-Lakers · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Cedric CeballosPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 23, 14, 36, 17, 22, 13, 16, 25Lakers-Rockets · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Lionel SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 0, 5, 13, 2, 7, 2, 5, 24Kings-Sonics · L
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +19.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 13, 27, 10, 13, 5, 21, 7, 23Sonics-Kings · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 22, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25, 26, 19Hawks-Pacers · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST