FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 7, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed SEA by 4 after the first quarter and won 92–88.

Final · Finals · G2 · Box score
Sonics88
Bulls92
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +4
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 2 · Sonics-Bulls

Chicago goes up 2–0 on Seattle

Shawn Kemp goes for 29 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1+11+4CHI AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2718202388
Bulls2323301692
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 46, 27, 35, 21, 35, 17, 45, 28, 29CHI29 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 9, 15, 18, 17, 27, 12, 21, 21CHI21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 15, 10, 18, 24, 26, 26, 32, 29SEA29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 6, 10, 12, 12, 7, 14, 9, 16SEA16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Final · Sonics-Bulls
Sonics 88Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2718202388
Bulls2323301692
The story
Michael Jordan had 29 points and 8 assists as Chicago beat Seattle 92-88

Gary Payton led Seattle with 13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 9-22 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the third 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4+1+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 32.6 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 10 points, 20 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shawn Kemp leads the day with 29

Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 15, 10, 18, 24, 26, 26, 32, 29Sonics-Bulls · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 46, 27, 35, 21, 35, 17, 45, 28, 29Bulls-Sonics · W
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 9, 15, 18, 17, 27, 12, 21, 21Bulls-Sonics · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 6, 10, 12, 12, 7, 14, 9, 16Sonics-Bulls · L
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 17, 17, 11, 7, 16, 15, 13, 15Sonics-Bulls · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 18, 25, 19, 31, 10, 21, 13, 13Sonics-Bulls · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST