FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 11, 1996Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R2 · G3 · Box score
Bulls99
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +3
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Spurs75
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +25; Q4 UTA +30
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Bulls-Knicks

John Starks scores 30, New York wins in overtime

Karl Malone goes for 32 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+8+5+40+3NYK AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls172120301199
Knicks2518192614102
Who led
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 18, 18, 21, 16, 22, 4, 12, 30NYK30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 22NYK22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46CHI46 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 11, 20, 13, 24, 22, 11, 19, 24CHI24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Spurs-Jazz · R2 · G3

Utah controls San Antonio start to finish

Utah won 105–75, leading by as many as 30 at a break. Karl Malone led Utah with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Jazz
G1 · @ SASUTA95–75G2 · @ SASSAS88–77G3 · @ UTAUTA105–75
The night in charts
Bulls-Knicks combined for 201, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-KnicksBulls 99, Knicks 102
201
Spurs-JazzSpurs 75, Jazz 105
180
NYK won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bulls-KnicksBulls 99, Knicks 102
+3 NYK
Spurs-JazzSpurs 75, Jazz 105
+30 UTA
Mason shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonNYK · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
StarksNYK · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
61% (11-18)
MaloneUTA · 32 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
58% (14-24)
HornacekUTA · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
55% (6-11)
EwingNYK · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
53% (8-15)
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 99Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls172120301199
Knicks2518192614102
The story
Patrick Ewing had 22 points and 13 rebounds as New York beat Chicago 102-99 in OT

Scottie Pippen led Chicago with 24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Knicks won the first 25-17, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +8+5+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 75Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2022161775
Jazz32193222105
The story
Chris Morris' 12 points carried Utah past San Antonio, 105-75

For San Antonio, Vinny Del Negro had 15 PTS, 2 REB 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 5-8 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-16, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +12+9+25+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
2.9Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 2.9 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg14.0Last 2 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Reg. season avg52Today

52 minutes today, against 32.6 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 7 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 46

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46Bulls-Knicks · L
34.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
46 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 33, 30, 35, 15, 25, 23, 24, 32Jazz-Spurs · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 18, 18, 21, 16, 22, 4, 12, 30Knicks-Bulls · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 11, 20, 13, 24, 22, 11, 19, 24Bulls-Knicks · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 22Knicks-Bulls · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 25, 25, 10, 23, 11, 12, 10, 18Knicks-Bulls · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST