FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 30, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WSB by 1 after the first quarter and won 96–95.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers90
Blazers98
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +23; Q3 POR +26; Q4 POR +8
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bulls96
Bullets95
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 Bulls 0; Q4 CHI +1
On this day · 1995–96Apr 30, 1996: 3 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Pistons-Magic), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Bulls-Bullets

Chicago wins a tight one over Washington

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 29 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+20+1CHI AHEAD ↑WSB AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2226222696
Bullets2323242595
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28CHI28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20CHI20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 16, 20, 34, 27, 19, 19, 16, 24WSB24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Tracy MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 9, 20, 2, 11, 8, 13, 22, 20WSB20 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Lakers-Blazers · R1 · G3

Portland controls Lakers start to finish

Portland won 98–90, leading by as many as 26 at a break. Kenny Anderson led Portland with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Blazers
G1 · @ LALLAL95–77G2 · @ LALLAL107–93G3 · @ PORPOR98–90
The night in charts
Bulls-Bullets combined for 191, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-BulletsBulls 96, Bullets 95
191
Lakers-BlazersLakers 90, Blazers 98
188
CHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Bulls-BulletsBulls 96, Bullets 95
+1 CHI
Lakers-BlazersLakers 90, Blazers 98
+8 POR
Kenny Anderson shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenny AndersonPOR · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
WebberWSB · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Tracy MurrayWSB · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
MJCHI · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
58% (14-24)
KobeLAL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Bulls-Bullets
Bulls 96Bullets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2226222696
Bullets2323242595
The story
Michael Jordan had 28 points as Chicago beat Washington 96-95

Chris Webber led Washington with 18 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 14-24 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Bulls took the second 26-23.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rod Strickland led the game in fantasy with 43.6 FPTS (24 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 90Blazers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1719223290
Blazers3227251498
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 20 points carried Portland past Los Angeles, 98-90

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-17, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
300 +15+23+26+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.2Reg. season avg35.0Last 3 playoff games

35.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 30.6 a game in the regular season (62 games). Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kenny Anderson leads the day with 30

Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 10, 15, 16, 7, 18, 14, 18, 30Blazers-Lakers · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 24, 39, 42, 18, 24, 46, 30, 29Lakers-Blazers · L
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28Bulls-Bullets · W
37.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Rod StricklandPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 16, 20, 34, 27, 19, 19, 16, 24Bullets-Bulls · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 11, 7, 12, 3, 5, 2, 6, 22Lakers-Blazers · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20Bulls-Bullets · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST