FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 2, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 6 after three quarters and won 95–91.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Hawks94
Pistons82
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +12
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers95
Blazers91
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 1995–96May 2, 1996: 3 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Kings), 29 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Lakers-Blazers

Lakers take Game 4, lead Portland 3–1

Steven Smith goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5-6+4LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2123242795
Blazers1930251791
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 39, 42, 18, 24, 46, 30, 29, 27LAL27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 3, 21, 21, 29, 20, 16, 4, 27LAL27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 18, 10, 15, 16, 18, 4, 0, 23POR23 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 19, 6, 25, 11, 18, 20, 20, 21POR21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hawks-Pistons · R1 · G4

Atlanta pulls level with Detroit

Game 4 to Atlanta, 94–82. The first round series is tied 2–2. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Pistons
G1 · @ ATLATL89–75G2 · @ ATLDET93–80G3 · @ DETDET99–91G4 · @ DETATL94–82
The night in charts
Lakers-Blazers combined for 186, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BlazersLakers 95, Blazers 91
186
Hawks-PistonsHawks 94, Pistons 82
176
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-BlazersLakers 95, Blazers 91
+4 LAL
Hawks-PistonsHawks 94, Pistons 82
+12 ATL
LAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 95, Blazers 91
6 pts
Hawks-PistonsATL won · Hawks 94, Pistons 82
1 pt
Rasheed Wallace shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallacePOR · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
SabonisPOR · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Steven SmithATL · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Grant HillDET · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
50% (11-22)
CampbellLAL · 27 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB
50% (8-16)
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 95Blazers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2123242795
Blazers1930251791
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 27 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 95-91

Arvydas Sabonis led Portland with 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 27-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2−5−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 94Pistons 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2224272194
Pistons2315192582
The story
Mookie Blaylock's 10 points and 10 rebounds carried Atlanta past Detroit, 94-82

For Detroit, Terry Mills had 11 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 10 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 5-14 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 24-15.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −1+8+16+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.1Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.1 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg15.9Last 3 playoff games

15.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Steven Smith leads the day with 28

Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 16, 33, 21, 14, 17, 22, 21, 28Hawks-Pistons · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 27, 12, 14, 38, 20, 25, 24, 28Pistons-Hawks · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 39, 42, 18, 24, 46, 30, 29, 27Lakers-Blazers · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 3, 21, 21, 29, 20, 16, 4, 27Lakers-Blazers · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 18, 10, 15, 16, 18, 4, 0, 23Blazers-Lakers · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 19, 6, 25, 11, 18, 20, 20, 21Blazers-Lakers · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST