FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 4, 1997Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DET by 8 after three quarters and won 84–79.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Pistons79
Hawks84
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +5
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Magic83
Heat91
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +8
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Lakers77
Jazz93
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +16
On this day · 1995–96May 4, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Rockets), 28 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Pistons-Hawks

Atlanta goes up 3–2 on Detroit

Anfernee Hardaway goes for 33 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30-8+5ATL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2517201779
Hawks2220123084
Who led
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 13, 15, 13, 18, 18, 25, 11, 23ATL23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 17, 13, 2, 26, 17, 15, 16, 17ATL17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 12, 14, 38, 20, 25, 24, 28, 21DET21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Lindsey HunterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 17, 6, 30, 9, 13, 26, 10, 17DET17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Magic-Heat combined for 174, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-HeatMagic 83, Heat 91
174
Lakers-JazzLakers 77, Jazz 93
170
Pistons-HawksPistons 79, Hawks 84
163
ATL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-HawksPistons 79, Hawks 84
+5 ATL
Magic-HeatMagic 83, Heat 91
+8 MIA
Lakers-JazzLakers 77, Jazz 93
+16 UTA
Mutombo shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MutomboATL · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
DumarsDET · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
55% (6-11)
LaettnerATL · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
53% (9-17)
ZoMIA · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK
53% (9-17)
CorbinATL · 11 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
50% (5-10)
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 79Hawks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2517201779
Hawks2220123084
The story
Mookie Blaylock had 15 points as Atlanta beat Detroit 84-79

Grant Hill led Detroit with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 5-17 FG, 3-12 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 30-17.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −30−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 83Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2014193083
Heat2219282291
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 22 points and 12 rebounds carried Miami past Orlando, 91-83

For Orlando, Darrell Armstrong had 12 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK · 9-17 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 28-19, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+7+16+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 77Jazz 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2515201777
Jazz2725182393
The story
Utah beat Los Angeles 93-77 behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Karl Malone

Shaquille O'Neal paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 13 REB · 9-21 FG

The swing

A 25-15 second quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +2+12+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.5Reg. season avg38.7Last 3 playoff games

38.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 33 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Magic-Heat · R1 · G5

Miami keeps Orlando at arm's length

The Magic never led at a quarter break. Miami won by 8. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Heat
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–64G2 · @ MIAMIA104–87G3 · @ ORLORL88–75G4 · @ ORLORL99–91G5 · @ MIAMIA91–83
Top performances

Anfernee Hardaway leads the day with 33

Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 10, 20, 0, 13, 26, 42, 41, 33Magic-Heat · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 31, 20, 26, 18, 27, 39, 26, 23Jazz-Lakers · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 13, 15, 13, 18, 18, 25, 11, 23Hawks-Pistons · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 5, 15, 14, 10, 13, 0, 11, 23Lakers-Jazz · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 26, 3, 20, 21, 10, 12, 17, 17, 23, 22Heat-Magic · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 12, 14, 38, 20, 25, 24, 28, 21Pistons-Hawks · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST