FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 6, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 11 at halftime and won 100–97.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Hawks97
Bulls100
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +3
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Lakers101
Jazz103
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +2
On this day · 1995–96May 6, 1996: 1 game. Top scorer: Detlef Schrempf (Sonics-Rockets), 21 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Hawks-Bulls

Michael Jordan scores 34, Chicago rallies past Atlanta

Mookie Blaylock goes for 31 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11+7+3CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2624202797
Bulls19203823100
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34CHI34 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20, 29CHI29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 17, 2, 13, 7, 16, 10, 15, 31ATL31 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 21, 14, 17, 22, 21, 28, 13, 19ATL19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Lakers-Jazz · R2 · G2

Utah never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–101. Karl Malone led Utah with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Jazz
G1 · @ UTAUTA93–77G2 · @ UTAUTA103–101
The night in charts
Lakers-Jazz combined for 204, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-JazzLakers 101, Jazz 103
204
Hawks-BullsHawks 97, Bulls 100
197
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 101, Jazz 103
+2 UTA
Hawks-BullsHawks 97, Bulls 100
+3 CHI
Scott shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScottLAL · 24 PTS, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
MJCHI · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
52% (13-25)
CorbinATL · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
MaloneUTA · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
46% (12-26)
PippenCHI · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
46% (11-24)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 101Jazz 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24313016101
Jazz27322816103
The story
Karl Malone's 31 points and 11 rebounds carried Utah past Los Angeles, 103-101

For Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 12-26 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-24, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+4+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Bulls
Hawks 97Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2624202797
Bulls19203823100
The story
Scottie Pippen had 29 points as Chicago beat Atlanta 100-97

Tyrone Corbin led Atlanta with 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 11-24 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Bulls took the third 38-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −7−11+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
29.6Reg. season avg39.0Last 3 playoff games

39.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 34 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg23.2Last 3 playoff games

23.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 7 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 25.8 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 34

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34Bulls-Hawks · W
36.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 17, 2, 13, 7, 16, 10, 15, 31Hawks-Bulls · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +18.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 20, 26, 18, 27, 39, 26, 23, 31Jazz-Lakers · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20, 29Bulls-Hawks · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 42, 18, 24, 46, 30, 29, 27, 17, 25Lakers-Jazz · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Byron ScottPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 2, 7, 0, 0, 24Lakers-Jazz · L
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +21.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST