FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 12, 1996Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed NYK by 4 after the first quarter and won 94–91.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Magic103
Hawks96
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +7
Final · OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Sonics114
Rockets107
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +7
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Bulls94
Knicks91
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +3
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Spurs86
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +15
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Bulls-Knicks

Chicago takes Game 4, leads New York 3–1

Michael Jordan goes for 27 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1+9+3CHI AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2427261794
Knicks2822182391
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27CHI27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 5, 11, 6, 13, 4, 15, 4, 18CHI18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 22, 29NYK29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Charles OakleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 0, 17, 8, 13, 14, 9, 13, 17NYK17 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Rockets combined for 221, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-RocketsSonics 114, Rockets 107
221
Magic-HawksMagic 103, Hawks 96
199
Spurs-JazzSpurs 86, Jazz 101
187
Bulls-KnicksBulls 94, Knicks 91
185
CHI won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bulls-KnicksBulls 94, Knicks 91
+3 CHI
Sonics-RocketsSonics 114, Rockets 107
+7 SEA
Magic-HawksMagic 103, Hawks 96
+7 ORL
Spurs-JazzSpurs 86, Jazz 101
+15 UTA
Chris Morris shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Chris MorrisUTA · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
79% (11-14)
KempSEA · 32 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK
68% (13-19)
ShaqORL · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
SchrempfSEA · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
HakeemHOU · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 94Knicks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2427261794
Knicks2822182391
The story
Dennis Rodman had 19 rebounds and 6 points as Chicago beat New York 94-91

Derek Harper led New York with 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 19 REB, 6 PTS, 3 AST · 3-10 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the third 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4+1+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 114Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics2631261813114
Rockets182523356107
The story
Gary Payton's 24 points and 11 assists carried Seattle past Houston, 114-107 in OT

For Houston, Robert Horry had 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-18, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +8+14+170+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 103Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31232821103
Hawks3021311496
The story
Orlando beat Atlanta 103-96 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Grant Long paced Atlanta: 13 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

A 21-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mookie Blaylock topped the game at 52.6 FPTS: 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 13 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Sonics-Rockets · R2 · G4

Seattle closes out Houston in four

Seattle won Game 4, 114–107, to take the conference semifinals series 4–0. Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 32 points, 15 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Sonics-Rockets
G1 · @ SEASEA108–75G2 · @ SEASEA105–101G3 · @ HOUSEA115–112G4 · @ HOUSEA114–107
Top performances

Shawn Kemp leads the day with 32

Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 5, 21, 7, 23, 17, 17, 21, 32Sonics-Rockets · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 22, 29Knicks-Bulls · L
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27Bulls-Knicks · W
33.6 PPG playoffs to date · −7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 14, 33, 18, 30, 25, 6, 17, 24, 26Rockets-Sonics · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 14, 14, 24, 9, 15, 7, 20, 26Hawks-Magic · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 2, 0, 4, 8, 13, 2, 12, 25Jazz-Spurs · W
7.3 PPG playoffs to date · +19.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST