FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 16, 1996Playoffs · 1 game
← Jun 14CalendarEnd →

1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G6 · Box score
Sonics75
Bulls87
Q1 Bulls +6; Q2 Bulls +7; Q3 Bulls +9; Q4 Bulls +12
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 6 · Sonics-Bulls

Chicago closes out Seattle in six

Dennis Rodman goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+7+9+12Bulls AHEAD ↑Sonics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1820201775
Bulls2421222087
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 17, 45, 28, 29, 36, 23, 26, 22Bulls22 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 27, 12, 21, 21, 12, 9, 14, 17Bulls17 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 16, 15, 13, 15, 20, 14, 13, 23Sonics23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 10, 21, 13, 13, 19, 21, 23, 19Sonics19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Final · Sonics-Bulls
Sonics 75Bulls 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1820201775
Bulls2421222087
The story
Michael Jordan had 22 points as Chicago beat Seattle 87-75

Gary Payton led Seattle with 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 5-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +6+7+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
30.4Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Top performances

Detlef Schrempf leads the day with 23

Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 16, 15, 13, 15, 20, 14, 13, 23Sonics-Bulls · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 17, 45, 28, 29, 36, 23, 26, 22Bulls-Sonics · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · −9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 10, 21, 13, 13, 19, 21, 23, 19Sonics-Bulls · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 26, 26, 32, 29, 14, 25, 22, 18Sonics-Bulls · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 27, 12, 21, 21, 12, 9, 14, 17Bulls-Sonics · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 10, 6, 14, 2, 19, 12, 11, 12Bulls-Sonics · W
8.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST