FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 27, 1997Playoffs · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WSB by 7 at halftime and won 109–104.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pistons93
Hawks80
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +13
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bullets104
Bulls109
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI -7; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +5
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers93
Lakers107
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +14
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Magic87
Heat104
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +25; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +17
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Suns78
Sonics122
Q1 SEA +17; Q2 SEA +19; Q3 SEA +22; Q4 SEA +44
On this day · 1995–96Apr 27, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Blazers), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Bullets-Bulls

Michael Jordan scores 55 as Chicago beats Washington

Shawn Kemp goes for 23 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7+6+5CHI AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets30351524104
Bulls29292823109
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55CHI55 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14CHI14 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 14, 12, 13, 5, 15, 9, 11, 26WSB26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 19, 9, 20, 2, 11, 8, 13, 22WSB22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Bullets-Bulls combined for 213, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Bullets-BullsBullets 104, Bulls 109
213
Blazers-LakersBlazers 93, Lakers 107
200
Suns-SonicsSuns 78, Sonics 122
200
Magic-HeatMagic 87, Heat 104
191
Pistons-HawksPistons 93, Hawks 80
173
CHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bullets-BullsBullets 104, Bulls 109
+5 CHI
Pistons-HawksPistons 93, Hawks 80
+13 DET
Blazers-LakersBlazers 93, Lakers 107
+14 LAL
Magic-HeatMagic 87, Heat 104
+17 MIA
Suns-SonicsSuns 78, Sonics 122
+44 SEA
CHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bullets-BullsCHI won · Bullets 104, Bulls 109
7 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 93, Lakers 107
2 pts
Pistons-HawksDET won · Pistons 93, Hawks 80
1 pt
Kemp shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KempSEA · 23 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
MJCHI · 55 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (22-35)
WebberWSB · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
LaettnerATL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Bullets-Bulls
Bullets 104Bulls 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bullets30351524104
Bulls29292823109
The story
Scottie Pippen had 14 points as Chicago beat Washington 109-104

Calbert Cheaney led Washington with 26 PTS, 5 REB 14 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 4-10 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Bulls took the third 28-15.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1−7+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 93Lakers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2625182493
Lakers33162929107
The story
Los Angeles beat Portland 107-93 behind 30 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Kenny Anderson paced Portland: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 11-21 FG

The swing

A 29-18 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7−2+9+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Sonics
Suns 78Sonics 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1819261578
Sonics35212937122
The story
Gary Payton's 23 points carried Seattle past Phoenix, 122-78

For Phoenix, Wesley Person had 11 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 10-24 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 37-15, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
500 +17+19+22+44 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.8Reg. season avg30.0Last 2 playoff games

30.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.8 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 32.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Lakers · R1 · G2

Lakers win Game 2 over Portland, 107–93

First round series: Lakers 2, Portland 0. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Lakers
G1 · @ LALLAL95–77G2 · @ LALLAL107–93
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 55

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55Bulls-Bullets · W
42.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high55 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 12, 24, 39, 42, 18, 24, 46, 30Lakers-Blazers · W
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Calbert CheaneyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 14, 12, 13, 5, 15, 9, 11, 26Bullets-Bulls · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 6, 13, 21, 10, 20, 0, 13, 26Magic-Heat · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 21, 20, 27, 12, 14, 38, 20, 25Pistons-Hawks · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 3, 10, 6, 23, 6, 22, 27, 22, 19, 23Sonics-Suns · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST