FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 10, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 6 at halftime and won 100–80.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Bulls100
Hawks80
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +20
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Jazz110
Lakers95
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 1995–96May 10, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Magic-Hawks), 28 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Bulls-Hawks

Chicago beats Atlanta by 20, moves within two of advancing

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 34 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6+3+20CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20262529100
Hawks2428161280
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34, 27, 21CHI21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20, 29, 24, 17CHI17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 26, 17, 15, 16, 17, 10, 19, 16ATL16 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Christian LaettnerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 18, 18, 25, 11, 23, 6, 18, 13ATL13 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Lakers · R2 · G4

Steady Utah beats Lakers

Leads at every break, then a 110–95 final. Karl Malone led Utah with 42 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Lakers
G1 · @ UTAUTA93–77G2 · @ UTAUTA103–101G3 · @ LALLAL104–84G4 · @ LALUTA110–95
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 205, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 110, Lakers 95
205
Bulls-HawksBulls 100, Hawks 80
180
UTA won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Jazz-LakersJazz 110, Lakers 95
+15 UTA
Bulls-HawksBulls 100, Hawks 80
+20 CHI
Dele shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeleCHI · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
ShaqLAL · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST
63% (12-19)
RussellUTA · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
KukocCHI · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
50% (6-12)
MaloneUTA · 42 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
44% (12-27)
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 110Lakers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25262831110
Lakers2222252695
The story
Bryon Russell had 29 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Los Angeles 110-95

Nick Van Exel led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 12-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the fourth 31-26, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+7+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 100Hawks 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20262529100
Hawks2428161280
The story
Michael Jordan's 21 points carried Chicago past Atlanta, 100-80

For Atlanta, Christian Laettner had 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-12, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4−6+3+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo was the fantasy play: 43.6 FPTS on 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.7Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.4 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 25.8 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 42

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 18, 27, 39, 26, 23, 31, 15, 42Jazz-Lakers · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high42 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 46, 30, 29, 27, 17, 25, 11, 34Lakers-Jazz · L
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 4, 16, 6, 9, 9, 14, 7, 29Jazz-Lakers · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +18.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34, 27, 21Bulls-Hawks · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · −13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20, 29, 24, 17Bulls-Hawks · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 26, 17, 15, 16, 17, 10, 19, 16Hawks-Bulls · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST