FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 25, 1997Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DET by 4 at halftime and won 89–75.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pistons75
Hawks89
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +14
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bullets86
Bulls98
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers77
Lakers95
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +18
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Suns106
Sonics101
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +5
On this day · 1995–96Apr 25, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Lakers), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Pistons-Hawks

Atlanta draws first blood against Detroit

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 46 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-4+3+14ATL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1825151775
Hawks2019222889
Who led
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 6, 20, 6, 11, 17, 13, 2, 26ATL26 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 18, 20, 12, 12, 13, 15, 13, 18ATL18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 21, 21, 20, 27, 12, 14, 38, 20DET20 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 12, 8, 0, 21, 10, 10, 9, 17DET17 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Suns-Sonics · R1 · G1

Phoenix beats Seattle by 5, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 106–101. Series: 1–0. Rex Chapman led Phoenix with 42 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Sonics
G1 · @ SEAPHX106–101
The night in charts
Suns-Sonics combined for 207, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SonicsSuns 106, Sonics 101
207
Bullets-BullsBullets 86, Bulls 98
184
Blazers-LakersBlazers 77, Lakers 95
172
Pistons-HawksPistons 75, Hawks 89
164
PHX won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Suns-SonicsSuns 106, Sonics 101
+5 PHX
Bullets-BullsBullets 86, Bulls 98
+12 CHI
Pistons-HawksPistons 75, Hawks 89
+14 ATL
Blazers-LakersBlazers 77, Lakers 95
+18 LAL
ATL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-HawksATL won · Pistons 75, Hawks 89
4 pts
Suns-SonicsPHX won · Suns 106, Sonics 101
3 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 77, Lakers 95
2 pts
Hawkins shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HawkinsSEA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
MutomboATL · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
ShaqLAL · 46 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
63% (17-27)
ManningPHX · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
ChapmanPHX · 42 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
55% (12-22)
Final · Suns-Sonics
Suns 106Sonics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20312629106
Sonics23243222101
The story
Rex Chapman had 42 points as Phoenix beat Seattle 106-101

Gary Payton led Seattle with 23 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 42 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 12-22 FG, 9-17 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Suns took the second 31-24.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3+4−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bullets-Bulls
Bullets 86Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets2023133086
Bulls2423173498
The story
Chicago beat Washington 98-86 behind 29 points and 8 assists from Michael Jordan

Rod Strickland paced Washington: 19 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 12-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4+4+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 77Lakers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2416221577
Lakers2221252795
The story
Elden Campbell's 20 points carried Los Angeles past Portland, 95-77

For Portland, Rasheed Wallace had 18 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 9-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-15, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2+3+6+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+28.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.8Reg. season avg42Today

42 points today in 41 minutes, against 13.8 a game in the regular season (65 games).

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Reg. season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 25.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−14.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.6Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 3 minutes, against 14.6 a game in the regular season (50 games).

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 46

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 24, 12, 24, 39, 42, 18, 24, 46Lakers-Blazers · W
46.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high46 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Rex ChapmanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 14, 12, 18, 26, 24, 21, 11, 42Suns-Sonics · W
42.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29Bulls-Bullets · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 6, 20, 6, 11, 17, 13, 2, 26Hawks-Pistons · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 19, 16, 21, 22, 24, 24, 25, 23Sonics-Suns · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 19, 21, 17, 27, 25, 25, 11, 21Bullets-Bulls · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST