FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 21, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ORL by 15 at halftime and won 93–88.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Magic88
Bulls93
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -15; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +5
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Magic-Bulls

Michael Jordan drops 35 in 15-point comeback win over Orlando

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 36 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-15-2+5CHI AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
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Magic2330161988
Bulls2018292693
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27, 35, 21, 35CHI35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 22, 11, 19, 24, 9, 15, 18, 17CHI17 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 13, 41, 28, 24, 19, 27, 27, 36ORL36 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 24, 32, 15, 21, 29, 24, 38, 18ORL18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 88Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2330161988
Bulls2018292693
The story
Scottie Pippen had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Chicago beat Orlando 93-88

Dennis Scott led Orlando with 13 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 7-19 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Bulls took the third 29-16.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −3−15−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.5Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.5 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 15 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 36.7 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 13, 41, 28, 24, 19, 27, 27, 36Magic-Bulls · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27, 35, 21, 35Bulls-Magic · W
32.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 24, 32, 15, 21, 29, 24, 38, 18Magic-Bulls · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 22, 11, 19, 24, 9, 15, 18, 17Bulls-Magic · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Dennis RodmanPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 6, 3, 6, 7, 6, 11, 13, 15Bulls-Magic · W
7.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high15 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Dennis ScottPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 18, 5, 17, 15, 8, 7, 0, 13Magic-Bulls · L
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST