FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 28, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Knicks104
Hornets95
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +9
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Jazz104
Clippers92
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +12
On this day · 1995–96Apr 28, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (Spurs-Suns), 40 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Knicks-Hornets

New York beats Charlotte, 104–95

Karl Malone goes for 26 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+9+6+9NYK AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks38202125104
Hornets3118242295
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 11, 11, 8, 13, 3, 20, 11, 22NYK22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 14, 18, 12, 25, 25, 12, 20NYK20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 16, 25, 25, 38, 21, 22, 39, 22CHH22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Muggsy BoguesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 6, 11, 9, 13, 2, 2, 13, 19CHH19 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Clippers · R1 · G3

Utah never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 104–92. Jeff Hornacek led Utah with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Clippers
G1 · @ UTAUTA106–86G2 · @ UTAUTA105–99G3 · @ LACUTA104–92
The night in charts
Knicks-Hornets combined for 199, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 104, Hornets 95
199
Jazz-ClippersJazz 104, Clippers 92
196
NYK won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 104, Hornets 95
+9 NYK
Jazz-ClippersJazz 104, Clippers 92
+12 UTA
Hornacek shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HornacekUTA · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
75% (9-12)
VaughtLAC · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
HoustonNYK · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BoguesCHH · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
54% (7-13)
Final · Knicks-Hornets
Knicks 104Hornets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks38202125104
Hornets3118242295
The story
Patrick Ewing's 16 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Charlotte, 104-95

For Charlotte, Vlade Divac had 13 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 6-12 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 38-31, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +7+9+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Glen Rice was the fantasy play: 49.3 FPTS on 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 104Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32262224104
Clippers2418212992
The story
John Stockton had 13 assists and 12 points as Utah beat Los Angeles 104-92

Rodney Rogers led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 13 AST, 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL · 4-10 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +8+16+17+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.0Reg. season avg16.0Last 2 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg16.5Last 3 playoff games

16.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.6 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jeff Hornacek leads the day with 28

Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 7, 27, 12, 7, 10, 12, 11, 28Jazz-Clippers · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 26, 31, 20, 26, 18, 27, 39, 26Jazz-Clippers · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 16, 25, 25, 38, 21, 22, 39, 22Hornets-Knicks · L
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 11, 11, 8, 13, 3, 20, 11, 22Knicks-Hornets · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Loy VaughtPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 10, 14, 22, 10, 16, 20, 5, 20Clippers-Jazz · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 19, 14, 18, 12, 25, 25, 12, 20Knicks-Hornets · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST