FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 1, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Heat91
Magic99
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +8
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Sonics122
Suns115
Q1 SEA +10; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 Sonics 0; OT1 SEA +7
On this day · 1995–96May 1, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Bulls), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Sonics-Suns

Seattle evens the series with Phoenix at 2–2

Anfernee Hardaway goes for 41 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+10+12+20+7SEA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sonics3625172915122
Suns262327318115
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 22, 24, 24, 25, 23, 23, 34, 28SEA28 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 18, 10, 18, 24, 17, 13, 8, 26SEA26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 13, 28, 11, 7, 11, 2, 7, 23PHX23 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 26, 17, 11, 36, 13, 6, 22, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
The night in charts
Sonics-Suns combined for 237, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-SunsSonics 122, Suns 115
237
Heat-MagicHeat 91, Magic 99
190
SEA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Sonics-SunsSonics 122, Suns 115
+7 SEA
Heat-MagicHeat 91, Magic 99
+8 ORL
Manning shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManningPHX · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
PerkinsSEA · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
P.J. BrownMIA · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
MashburnMIA · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
KiddPHX · 23 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Sonics-Suns
Sonics 122Suns 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sonics3625172915122
Suns262327318115
The story
Gary Payton had 28 points and 14 assists as Seattle beat Phoenix 122-115 in OT

Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 23 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB 28 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB · 9-20 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the first 36-26, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +10+12+20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 91Magic 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2514252791
Magic2726202699
The story
Derek Strong's 15 points carried Orlando past Miami, 99-91

For Miami, P.J. Brown had 20 PTS, 13 REB 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 26-14, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2+14+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.5Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 41 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 8 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Reg. season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Heat-Magic · R1 · G4

Orlando leads Miami wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 99–91. Best quarter: the first, 27–25. Anfernee Hardaway led Orlando with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Magic
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–64G2 · @ MIAMIA104–87G3 · @ ORLORL88–75G4 · @ ORLORL99–91
Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 41

Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 21, 10, 20, 0, 13, 26, 42, 41Magic-Heat · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
41 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 22, 24, 24, 25, 23, 23, 34, 28Sonics-Suns · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 18, 10, 18, 24, 17, 13, 8, 26Sonics-Suns · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 6, 22, 27, 22, 19, 23, 24, 24Sonics-Suns · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 13, 28, 11, 7, 11, 2, 7, 23Suns-Sonics · L
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Kevin JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 26, 17, 11, 36, 13, 6, 22, 23Suns-Sonics · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST