FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 11, 1997Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 77–73.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Bulls89
Hawks80
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +9
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Heat73
Knicks77
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK -8; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +4
Final · OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Rockets110
Sonics106
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +4
On this day · 1995–96May 11, 1996: 2 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Knicks), 46 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Heat-Knicks

New York goes up 2–1 on Miami

Gary Payton goes for 27 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-8-1+4NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2418171473
Knicks1618241977
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 26, 27, 15, 30, 16, 24, 17, 25NYK25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 12, 25, 25, 12, 20, 27, 19, 13NYK13 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 24, 11, 14, 5, 19, 2, 2, 22MIA22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 13, 20, 12, 16, 11, 21, 34, 17MIA17 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Rockets-Sonics · R2 · G4

Houston takes Game 4 in overtime

Tied 98–98 after regulation, Houston beat Seattle 110–106. Series: Houston 3, Seattle 1. Charles Barkley led Houston with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Sonics
G1 · @ HOUHOU112–102G2 · @ HOUSEA106–101G3 · @ SEAHOU97–93G4 · @ SEAHOU110–106
The night in charts
Rockets-Sonics combined for 216, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SonicsRockets 110, Sonics 106
216
Bulls-HawksBulls 89, Hawks 80
169
Heat-KnicksHeat 73, Knicks 77
150
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-KnicksHeat 73, Knicks 77
+4 NYK
Rockets-SonicsRockets 110, Sonics 106
+4 HOU
Bulls-HawksBulls 89, Hawks 80
+9 CHI
NYK rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KnicksNYK won · Heat 73, Knicks 77
8 pts
Rockets-SonicsHOU won · Rockets 110, Sonics 106
6 pts
Ewing shot 12-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EwingNYK · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
57% (12-21)
MJCHI · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
55% (12-22)
CummingsSEA · 13 PTS, 9 REB
55% (6-11)
ZoMIA · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
SchrempfSEA · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
50% (7-14)
Final · Rockets-Sonics
Rockets 110Sonics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2324272412110
Sonics252824218106
The story
Charles Barkley had 26 points and 15 rebounds as Houston beat Seattle 110-106 in OT

Hersey Hawkins led Seattle with 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the overtime 12-8.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2−6−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 73Knicks 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2418171473
Knicks1618241977
The story
Patrick Ewing's 25 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Miami, 77-73

For Miami, Tim Hardaway had 17 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 12-21 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 24-17.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −8−8−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 89Hawks 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3322201489
Hawks1923112780
The story
Chicago beat Atlanta 89-80 behind 27 points from Michael Jordan

Dikembe Mutombo paced Atlanta: 10 REB, 7 PTS 27 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 12-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +14+13+22+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Christian Laettner topped the game at 52.4 FPTS: 21 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.4 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 27

Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 23, 34, 28, 19, 19, 17, 28, 27Sonics-Rockets · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 33, 29, 55, 28, 34, 27, 21, 27Bulls-Hawks · W
31.6 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 24, 15, 20, 20, 19, 21, 11, 26Rockets-Sonics · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 12, 16, 14, 20, 29, 24, 17, 26Bulls-Hawks · W
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Matt MaloneyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 14, 14, 12, 26, 17, 5, 19, 26Rockets-Sonics · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 26, 27, 15, 30, 16, 24, 17, 25Knicks-Heat · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST