FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 24, 1998Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 6 at halftime and won 104–102.

Final · OT · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nets93
Bulls96
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +3
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers102
Lakers104
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Knicks79
Heat94
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +15
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wolves83
Sonics108
Q1 SEA +13; Q2 SEA +21; Q3 SEA +24; Q4 SEA +25
On this day · 1996–97Apr 24, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Wolves-Rockets), 28 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Blazers-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal scores 30, Lakers hold off Portland

Michael Jordan goes for 39 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-60+2LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30232128102
Lakers25222730104
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 30, 24, 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30LAL30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 14, 12, 10, 15, 19, 17, 25, 15LAL15 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 26, 25, 26, 16, 17, 16, 24, 25POR25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 17, 23, 22, 8, 21, 16, 6, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 206, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 102, Lakers 104
206
Wolves-SonicsWolves 83, Sonics 108
191
Nets-BullsNets 93, Bulls 96
189
Knicks-HeatKnicks 79, Heat 94
173
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-LakersBlazers 102, Lakers 104
+2 LAL
Nets-BullsNets 93, Bulls 96
+3 CHI
Knicks-HeatKnicks 79, Heat 94
+15 MIA
Wolves-SonicsWolves 83, Sonics 108
+25 SEA
Pippen shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PippenCHI · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
ShaqLAL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
65% (13-20)
DouglasNJN · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
SchrempfSEA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
BakerSEA · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
58% (11-19)
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 102Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers30232128102
Lakers25222730104
The story
Eddie Jones' 14 points carried Los Angeles past Portland, 104-102

For Portland, Damon Stoudamire had 12 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB 14 PTS, 7 REB, 6 BLK, 3 STL · 2-9 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 27-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 93Bulls 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets27211427493
Bulls31212017796
The story
Scottie Pippen had 24 points as Chicago beat New Jersey 96-93 in OT

Chris Gatling led New Jersey with 24 PTS, 3 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the third 20-14, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4+4+100+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Sonics
Wolves 83Sonics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2111262583
Sonics34192926108
The story
Seattle beat Minnesota 108-83 behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Vin Baker

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 18 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

A 34-21 first quarter did the most damage for the SuperSonics.

SEA lead by quarter
300 +13+21+24+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg34Today

34 points today in 42 minutes, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (81 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Reg. season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−15.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg4Today

4 points today in 17 minutes, against 19.6 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Second story · Nets-Bulls · R1 · G1

Chicago draws first blood against New Jersey

Chicago won Game 1 of the first round, 96–93. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 39 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Bulls
G1 · @ CHICHI96–93
Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 39

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 41, 40, 30, 29, 37, 27, 19, 24, 44, 39Bulls-Nets · W
39.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 29, 16, 16, 28, 21, 22, 18, 34Heat-Knicks · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 30, 24, 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30Lakers-Blazers · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 18, 16, 16, 16, 18, 9, 20, 25Sonics-Wolves · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 26, 25, 26, 16, 17, 16, 24, 25Blazers-Lakers · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 20, 16, 17, 13, 28, 14, 21, 24Bulls-Nets · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST