FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 30, 1998Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 3 after the first quarter and won 90–85.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pacers80
Cavs74
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +6
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Sonics92
Wolves88
Q1 SEA +7; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA +4; Q4 SEA +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Heat85
Knicks90
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 Knicks 0; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +5
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers110
Blazers99
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +16; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 1996–97Apr 30, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Kenny Anderson (Blazers-Lakers), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Heat-Knicks

New York pulls level with Miami

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 31 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+7+5NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2621172185
Knicks2324241990
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 12, 10, 14, 26, 21, 22, 22, 18NYK18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 21, 23, 14, 22, 17, 24, 27, 18NYK18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 28, 21, 22, 18, 34, 15, 27, 33MIA33 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 22, 18, 20, 4, 11, 30, 7, 29MIA29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sonics-Wolves · R1 · G4

Seattle controls Minnesota start to finish

Seattle won 92–88, leading by as many as 7 at a break. Gary Payton led Seattle with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Sonics-Wolves
G1 · @ SEASEA108–83G2 · @ SEAMIN98–93G3 · @ MINMIN98–90G4 · @ MINSEA92–88
The night in charts
Lakers-Blazers combined for 209, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BlazersLakers 110, Blazers 99
209
Sonics-WolvesSonics 92, Wolves 88
180
Heat-KnicksHeat 85, Knicks 90
175
Pacers-CavsPacers 80, Cavs 74
154
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sonics-WolvesSonics 92, Wolves 88
+4 SEA
Heat-KnicksHeat 85, Knicks 90
+5 NYK
Pacers-CavsPacers 80, Cavs 74
+6 IND
Lakers-BlazersLakers 110, Blazers 99
+11 LAL
Zo shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZoMIA · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
76% (13-17)
KGMIN · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
SchrempfSEA · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
HardawayMIA · 33 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
Final · Sonics-Wolves
Sonics 92Wolves 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2818212592
Wolves2122202588
The story
Gary Payton's 24 points and 8 assists carried Seattle past Minnesota, 92-88

For Minnesota, Kevin Garnett had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 10-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-21, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +7+3+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 85Knicks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2621172185
Knicks2324241990
The story
John Starks had 17 points as New York beat Miami 90-85

Larry Johnson added 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL · 5-10 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the third 24-17, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −30+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 80Cavs 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2520211480
Cavs2313182074
The story
Indiana beat Cleveland 80-74 behind 19 points from Reggie Miller

Wesley Person paced Cleveland: 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 20-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+9+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Kemp topped the game at 47.4 FPTS: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.0Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 21 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.1 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 3 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Tim Hardaway leads the day with 33

Tim HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 28, 21, 22, 18, 34, 15, 27, 33Heat-Knicks · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31Lakers-Blazers · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 22, 18, 20, 4, 11, 30, 7, 29Heat-Knicks · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 19, 27, 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24Sonics-Wolves · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 13, 17, 13, 13, 12, 17, 18, 24Blazers-Lakers · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 20, 15, 6, 2, 12, 10, 9, 24Sonics-Wolves · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST