FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 12, 1997Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Heat76
Knicks89
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +13
Final · OT · R2 · G5 · Box score
Lakers93
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +5
On this day · 1995–96May 12, 1996: 4 games. Top scorer: Shawn Kemp (Sonics-Rockets), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Lakers-Jazz

Karl Malone scores 32, Utah wins in overtime

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 23 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6+8+50+5UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers25201628493
Jazz31221323998
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 27, 39, 26, 23, 31, 15, 42, 32UTA32 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 13, 18, 12, 10, 16, 5, 11, 24UTA24 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 13, 0, 11, 23, 15, 17, 15, 26LAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 46, 30, 29, 27, 17, 25, 11, 34, 23LAL23 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Heat-Knicks · R2 · G4

New York keeps Miami at arm's length

The Heat never led at a quarter break. New York won by 13. John Starks led New York with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Knicks
G1 · @ MIANYK88–79G2 · @ MIAMIA88–84G3 · @ NYKNYK77–73G4 · @ NYKNYK89–76
The night in charts
Lakers-Jazz combined for 191, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-JazzLakers 93, Jazz 98
191
Heat-KnicksHeat 76, Knicks 89
165
UTA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 93, Jazz 98
+5 UTA
Heat-KnicksHeat 76, Knicks 89
+13 NYK
Stockton shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
StocktonUTA · 24 PTS, 10 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
StarksNYK · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
EwingNYK · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
RussellUTA · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 93Jazz 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers25201628493
Jazz31221323998
The story
John Stockton had 24 points and 10 assists as Utah beat Los Angeles 98-93 in OT

Greg Ostertag added 10 REB 24 PTS, 10 AST, 1 REB · 11-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+8+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 76Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2214162476
Knicks2328172189
The story
Patrick Ewing's 20 points carried New York past Miami, 89-76

For Miami, Alonzo Mourning had 13 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 28-14, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +1+15+16+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.8Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 22 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg21.4Last 3 playoff games

21.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.1 in the regular season (36 games). Today: 11 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.3Reg. season avg50.9Today

51 minutes today, against 37.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 26 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 32

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 27, 39, 26, 23, 31, 15, 42, 32Jazz-Lakers · W
29.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 13, 0, 11, 23, 15, 17, 15, 26Lakers-Jazz · L
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 13, 18, 12, 10, 16, 5, 11, 24Jazz-Lakers · W
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 46, 30, 29, 27, 17, 25, 11, 34, 23Lakers-Jazz · L
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 16, 6, 9, 9, 14, 7, 29, 22Jazz-Lakers · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 20, 19, 14, 16, 4, 5, 11, 21Knicks-Heat · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST