FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 29, 1997Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIA by 16 after the first quarter and won 88–75.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Hawks91
Pistons99
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +8
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Rockets125
Wolves120
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 Rockets 0; Q4 HOU +5
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Heat75
Magic88
Q1 ORL -16; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +13
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Sonics103
Suns110
Q1 PHX -10; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +7
On this day · 1995–96Apr 29, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Blazers), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Heat-Magic

Anfernee Hardaway drops 42 in 16-point comeback win over Miami

Wesley Person goes for 29 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-160+8+13ORL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2913151875
Magic1329232388
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 6, 13, 21, 10, 20, 0, 13, 26, 42ORL42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 7, 15, 2, 2, 19, 2, 10, 21ORL21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 26, 3, 20, 21, 10, 12, 17, 17MIA17 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 24, 6, 8, 16, 10, 24, 11, 14MIA14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Rockets-Wolves combined for 245, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WolvesRockets 125, Wolves 120
245
Sonics-SunsSonics 103, Suns 110
213
Hawks-PistonsHawks 91, Pistons 99
190
Heat-MagicHeat 75, Magic 88
163
HOU won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Rockets-WolvesRockets 125, Wolves 120
+5 HOU
Sonics-SunsSonics 103, Suns 110
+7 PHX
Hawks-PistonsHawks 91, Pistons 99
+8 DET
Heat-MagicHeat 75, Magic 88
+13 ORL
ORL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-MagicORL won · Heat 75, Magic 88
16 pts
Sonics-SunsPHX won · Sonics 103, Suns 110
10 pts
Maloney shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneyHOU · 26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
ZoMIA · 17 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
Lindsey HunterDET · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
GarrettMIN · 26 PTS, 15 REB
65% (11-17)
HakeemHOU · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
60% (9-15)
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 125Wolves 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32273234125
Wolves29303229120
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 125-120 behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from Hakeem Olajuwon

Tom Gugliotta paced Minnesota: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 34-29 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +300+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Suns
Sonics 103Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics40221922103
Suns30272528110
The story
Kevin Johnson's 22 points and 8 assists carried Phoenix past Seattle, 110-103

For Seattle, Shawn Kemp had 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 6-17 FG, 0-7 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 25-19.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −10−5+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 75Magic 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2913151875
Magic1329232388
The story
Darrell Armstrong had 21 points and 8 assists as Orlando beat Miami 88-75

Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 17 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 6-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the first, the Magic took the second 29-13.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −160+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.8Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.8 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Reg. season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · Sonics-Suns · R1 · G3

Phoenix rallies from 10 down to win Game 3

Seattle led by 10 after one. Final: 110–103. Series: Phoenix 2, Seattle 1. Wesley Person led Phoenix with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Sonics-Suns
G1 · @ SEAPHX106–101G2 · @ SEASEA122–78G3 · @ PHXPHX110–103
Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 42

Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 30, 6, 13, 21, 10, 20, 0, 13, 26, 42Magic-Heat · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 21, 22, 24, 24, 25, 23, 23, 34Sonics-Suns · L
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Wesley PersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 23, 8, 0, 5, 14, 10, 11, 29Suns-Sonics · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 15, 13, 9, 22, 11, 11, 17, 27Wolves-Rockets · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Dean GarrettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 2, 12, 8, 18, 2, 8, 4, 26Wolves-Rockets · L
12.7 PPG playoffs to date
Season high26 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 10, 17, 17, 6, 30, 9, 13, 26Pistons-Hawks · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST