FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 25, 1998Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 92–86.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hawks85
Hornets92
Q1 CHH -8; Q2 CHH -5; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHH +7
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Cavs86
Pacers92
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -11; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +6
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Spurs101
Suns108
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +7
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Rockets90
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 1996–97Apr 25, 1997: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Blazers), 46 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Cavs-Pacers

Indiana beats Cleveland by 6, moves within two of advancing

David Robinson goes for 23 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-11+2+6IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2922161986
Pacers1921292392
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 19, 14, 22, 22, 11, 8, 19, 18IND18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 8, 15, 10, 4, 20, 6, 12, 17IND17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 19, 12, 22, 18, 13, 18, 25, 27CLE27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 6, 16, 12, 25, 26, 26, 16, 25CLE25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 209, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 101, Suns 108
209
Rockets-JazzRockets 90, Jazz 105
195
Cavs-PacersCavs 86, Pacers 92
178
Hawks-HornetsHawks 85, Hornets 92
177
IND won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Cavs-PacersCavs 86, Pacers 92
+6 IND
Spurs-SunsSpurs 101, Suns 108
+7 PHX
Hawks-HornetsHawks 85, Hornets 92
+7 CHH
Rockets-JazzRockets 90, Jazz 105
+15 UTA
IND erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 86, Pacers 92
11 pts
Hawks-HornetsCHH won · Hawks 85, Hornets 92
8 pts
Mason shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonCHH · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
IlgauskasCLE · 25 PTS, 10 REB
71% (10-14)
McCloudPHX · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
RobinsonSAS · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 86Pacers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2922161986
Pacers1921292392
The story
Dale Davis had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Cleveland 92-86

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 25 PTS, 10 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-9 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Pacers took the third 29-16.

IND lead by quarter
200 −10−11+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Kemp led the game in fantasy with 36.8 FPTS (27 PTS, 9 REB)

Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 101Suns 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22252430101
Suns24273225108
The story
Antonio McDyess' 21 points and 11 rebounds carried Phoenix past San Antonio, 108-101

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 32-24, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2+4+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 90Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1923183090
Jazz29183226105
The story
Utah beat Houston 105-90 behind 17 points and 10 assists from John Stockton

Kevin Willis paced Houston: 12 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST 17 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +10+5+19+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg21.0Last 2 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg6.5Last 2 playoff games

6.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Hornets · R1 · G2

Charlotte goes up 2–0 on Atlanta

Game 2 went to the Hornets, 92–85. Anthony Mason led Charlotte with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Hawks-Hornets
G1 · @ CHHCHH97–87G2 · @ CHHCHH92–85
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 29

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 56, 32, 37, 44, 21, 29, 27, 25, 29Jazz-Rockets · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 19, 12, 22, 18, 13, 18, 25, 27Cavs-Pacers · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 6, 16, 12, 25, 26, 26, 16, 25Cavs-Pacers · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 9, 29, 18, 10, 9, 10, 10, 25Hornets-Hawks · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 17, 13, 30, 21, 30, 26, 34, 24Hornets-Hawks · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 21, 24, 23, 0, 22, 9, 26, 23Spurs-Suns · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST