FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 14, 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 · G5 · Box score
Knicks81
Bulls94
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +13
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Jazz87
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +11
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Jazz-Spurs

San Antonio stays alive against Utah

David Robinson goes for 24 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+10+15+11SAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1619183487
Spurs2619233098
Who led
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 40, 22, 30, 29, 24, 11, 11, 24SAS24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 8, 6, 25, 3, 10, 15, 9, 21SAS21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 35, 15, 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24UTA24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 9, 30, 11, 17, 3, 17, 10, 16UTA16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Knicks-Bulls · R2 · G5

Chicago finishes off New York, wins the series 4–1

94–81 in Game 5 of the conference semifinals. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 35 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Knicks-Bulls
G1 · @ CHICHI91–84G2 · @ CHICHI91–80G3 · @ NYKNYK102–99G4 · @ NYKCHI94–91G5 · @ CHICHI94–81
The night in charts
Jazz-Spurs combined for 185, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SpursJazz 87, Spurs 98
185
Knicks-BullsKnicks 81, Bulls 94
175
SAS won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Jazz-SpursJazz 87, Spurs 98
+11 SAS
Knicks-BullsKnicks 81, Bulls 94
+13 CHI
Stockton shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 14 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 21 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
Del NegroSAS · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
EwingNYK · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
50% (7-14)
HornacekUTA · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 87Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1619183487
Spurs2619233098
The story
Avery Johnson had 21 points as San Antonio beat Utah 98-87

Chris Morris led Utah with 11 REB, 8 PTS 21 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 26-16, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10+10+15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 81Bulls 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1818232281
Bulls1824262694
The story
Scottie Pippen's 15 points and 11 rebounds carried Chicago past New York, 94-81

For New York, Patrick Ewing had 22 PTS, 7 REB 15 PTS, 11 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST · 5-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-18, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0+6+9+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
30.4Reg. season avg36.0Last 3 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 9 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 35

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27, 35Bulls-Knicks · W
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 40, 22, 30, 29, 24, 11, 11, 24Spurs-Jazz · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 35, 15, 25, 23, 24, 32, 22, 24Jazz-Spurs · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 23, 16, 16, 21, 23, 22, 29, 22Knicks-Bulls · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 6, 29, 8, 6, 25, 3, 10, 15, 9, 21Spurs-Jazz · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 12, 19, 15, 6, 8, 7, 14, 21Spurs-Jazz · W
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST