FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 25, 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 · G3 · Box score
Bulls86
Magic67
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +19
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Bulls-Magic

Chicago goes up 3–0 on Orlando

Scottie Pippen goes for 27 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+10+6+19CHI AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2325152386
Magic2018191067
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 11, 19, 24, 9, 15, 18, 17, 27CHI27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27, 35, 21, 35, 17CHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 32, 15, 21, 29, 24, 38, 18, 18ORL18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 41, 28, 24, 19, 27, 27, 36, 17ORL17 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 86Magic 67
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2325152386
Magic2018191067
The story
Michael Jordan had 17 points as Chicago beat Orlando 86-67

Nick Anderson led Orlando with 14 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 5-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the fourth 23-10, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3+10+6+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.5Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.5 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 9 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 36.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Scottie Pippen leads the day with 27

Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 11, 19, 24, 9, 15, 18, 17, 27Bulls-Magic · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 32, 15, 21, 29, 24, 38, 18, 18Magic-Bulls · L
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 41, 28, 24, 19, 27, 27, 36, 17Magic-Bulls · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · −9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 44, 28, 46, 27, 35, 21, 35, 17Bulls-Magic · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · −15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 21, 22, 18, 5, 16, 2, 9, 14Magic-Bulls · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 8, 6, 6, 5, 4, 14, 0, 10Bulls-Magic · W
6.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST