FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 7, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 2 at halftime and won 88–79.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Sonics106
Rockets101
Q1 SEA +2; Q2 SEA +18; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +5
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Knicks88
Heat79
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +9
On this day · 1995–96May 7, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (Spurs-Jazz), 29 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Knicks-Heat

New York wins Game 1 over Miami, 88–79

Patrick Ewing goes for 24 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-2+11+9NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2314292288
Heat2316162479
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 14, 18, 12, 25, 25, 12, 20, 27NYK27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 26, 24, 26, 27, 15, 30, 16, 24NYK24 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 22, 7, 13, 20, 12, 16, 11, 21MIA21 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 3, 20, 21, 10, 12, 17, 17, 23, 22, 20MIA20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sonics-Rockets · R2 · G2

Seattle controls Houston start to finish

Seattle won 106–101, leading by as many as 18 at a break. Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Sonics-Rockets
G1 · @ HOUHOU112–102G2 · @ HOUSEA106–101
The night in charts
Sonics-Rockets combined for 207, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-RocketsSonics 106, Rockets 101
207
Knicks-HeatKnicks 88, Heat 79
167
SEA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sonics-RocketsSonics 106, Rockets 101
+5 SEA
Knicks-HeatKnicks 88, Heat 79
+9 NYK
Drexler shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrexlerHOU · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
KempSEA · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
HakeemHOU · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
47% (7-15)
HawkinsSEA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 STL, 5 AST
46% (6-13)
PerkinsSEA · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
45% (5-11)
Final · Sonics-Rockets
Sonics 106Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics32331724106
Rockets30172331101
The story
Hersey Hawkins had 21 points as Seattle beat Houston 106-101

Clyde Drexler led Houston with 25 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 STL, 5 AST · 6-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The SuperSonics won the second 33-17, their biggest quarter edge.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +2+18+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 88Heat 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2314292288
Heat2316162479
The story
Larry Johnson's 14 points carried New York past Miami, 88-79

For Miami, P.J. Brown had 12 REB, 6 PTS 14 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 4-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 29-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−2+11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg25.5Last 3 playoff games

25.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.1 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 4 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Reg. season avg26.6Today

27 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in the regular season (21 games). Line: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 14, 18, 12, 25, 25, 12, 20, 27Knicks-Heat · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 11, 27, 18, 8, 17, 17, 22, 25Rockets-Sonics · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 26, 24, 26, 27, 15, 30, 16, 24Knicks-Heat · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 22, 19, 23, 24, 24, 21, 24, 22Sonics-Rockets · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 6, 20, 19, 14, 17, 9, 12, 21Sonics-Rockets · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 23, 17, 24, 15, 20, 20, 19, 21Rockets-Sonics · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST