FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 19, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Magic83
Bulls121
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +38
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Magic-Bulls

Chicago takes Game 1, leads Orlando 1–0

Anfernee Hardaway goes for 38 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+10+22+38CHI AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1926142483
Bulls32232640121
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27, 35, 21CHI21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 24, 22, 11, 19, 24, 9, 15, 18CHI18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 15, 24, 32, 15, 21, 29, 24, 38ORL38 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 29, 13, 41, 28, 24, 19, 27, 27ORL27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 83Bulls 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1926142483
Bulls32232640121
The story
Michael Jordan had 21 points as Chicago beat Orlando 121-83

Dennis Rodman added 21 REB, 13 PTS 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the fourth 40-24, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
400 +13+10+22+38 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.7Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 38 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 14 points in 13 minutes.

Cooling off
−12.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.5Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 26 minutes.

Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 38

Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 15, 24, 32, 15, 21, 29, 24, 38Magic-Bulls · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 29, 13, 41, 28, 24, 19, 27, 27Magic-Bulls · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27, 35, 21Bulls-Magic · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · −12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 24, 22, 11, 19, 24, 9, 15, 18Bulls-Magic · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Steve KerrPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 13, 7, 8, 5, 6, 7, 4, 14Bulls-Magic · W
8.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 7, 10, 8, 6, 6, 5, 4, 14Bulls-Magic · W
7.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST