FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 7, 1996Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Knicks80
Bulls91
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +11
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Jazz95
Spurs75
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +20
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Knicks-Bulls

Chicago wins Game 2 over New York, 91–80

David Robinson goes for 29 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+1+2+11CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1922182180
Bulls2220193091
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28CHI28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 6, 11, 20, 13, 24, 22, 11, 19CHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23NYK23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 13, 18, 18, 21, 16, 22, 4, 12NYK12 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Jazz-Spurs · R2 · G1

Utah leads San Antonio wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 95–75. Best quarter: the first, 29–18. Karl Malone led Utah with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Spurs
G1 · @ SASUTA95–75
The night in charts
Knicks-Bulls combined for 171, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-BullsKnicks 80, Bulls 91
171
Jazz-SpursJazz 95, Spurs 75
170
CHI won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Knicks-BullsKnicks 80, Bulls 91
+11 CHI
Jazz-SpursJazz 95, Spurs 75
+20 UTA
Robinson shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RobinsonSAS · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
HornacekUTA · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
58% (7-12)
Chris MorrisUTA · 13 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
MasonNYK · 10 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
StocktonUTA · 19 AST, 13 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 80Bulls 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1922182180
Bulls2220193091
The story
Michael Jordan's 28 points carried Chicago past New York, 91-80

For New York, Patrick Ewing had 23 PTS, 10 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 11-25 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-21, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3+1+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 95Spurs 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2917282195
Spurs1823201475
The story
Karl Malone had 23 points as Utah beat San Antonio 95-75

Sean Elliott led San Antonio with 14 PTS, 4 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-23 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 29-18, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +11+5+13+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.2Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 29

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 14, 29, 32, 28, 40, 22, 30, 29Spurs-Jazz · L
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28Bulls-Knicks · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23Knicks-Bulls · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 26, 18, 33, 30, 35, 15, 25, 23Jazz-Spurs · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 6, 11, 20, 13, 24, 22, 11, 19Bulls-Knicks · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 19, 8, 30, 18, 9, 30, 11, 17Jazz-Spurs · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST