FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 1, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 11 after the first quarter and won 93–71.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Hornets91
Hawks82
Q1 CHH -6; Q2 CHH -6; Q3 CHH +2; Q4 CHH +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Jazz93
Rockets71
Q1 UTA -11; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +22
On this day · 1996–97May 1, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (Magic-Heat), 41 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Jazz-Rockets

Utah routs Houston in Game 4

Hakeem Olajuwon goes for 27 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6+4+22UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1026292893
Rockets2121191071
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 44, 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29UTA29 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 17, 10, 21, 8, 9, 10, 19, 15UTA15 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 24, 13, 13, 20, 16, 16, 28, 27HOU27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Clyde DrexlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 25, 16, 21, 11, 22, 14, 22, 11HOU11 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Hornets-Hawks · R1 · G4

Charlotte takes Game 4, leads Atlanta 3–1

91–82 in Atlanta. The first round series continues. Anthony Mason led Charlotte with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Hornets-Hawks
G1 · @ CHHCHH97–87G2 · @ CHHCHH92–85G3 · @ ATLATL96–64G4 · @ ATLCHH91–82
The night in charts
Hornets-Hawks combined for 173, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-HawksHornets 91, Hawks 82
173
Jazz-RocketsJazz 93, Rockets 71
164
CHH won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Hornets-HawksHornets 91, Hawks 82
+9 CHH
Jazz-RocketsJazz 93, Rockets 71
+22 UTA
UTA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-RocketsUTA won · Jazz 93, Rockets 71
11 pts
Hornets-HawksCHH won · Hornets 91, Hawks 82
6 pts
Mason shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MasonCHH · 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
Steven SmithATL · 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
61% (11-18)
MaloneUTA · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
50% (11-22)
RiceCHH · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
48% (11-23)
WesleyCHH · 13 PTS, 10 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB
40% (4-10)
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 91Hawks 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1817312591
Hawks2417231882
The story
David Wesley's 13 points and 10 assists carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 91-82

For Atlanta, Mookie Blaylock had 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 10 AST, 5 STL, 3 REB · 4-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 31-23.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −6−6+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 93Rockets 71
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1026292893
Rockets2121191071
The story
Karl Malone had 29 points and 13 rebounds as Utah beat Houston 93-71

Bryon Russell added 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 13 REB · 11-22 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the fourth 28-10, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
300 −11−6+4+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.8Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 29 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 31.2 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Mason leads the day with 29

Anthony MasonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 18, 10, 9, 10, 10, 25, 12, 29Hornets-Hawks · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 44, 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29Jazz-Rockets · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 24, 13, 13, 20, 16, 16, 28, 27Rockets-Jazz · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 5, 17, 27, 30, 35, 22, 15, 27Hawks-Hornets · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 30, 21, 30, 26, 34, 24, 8, 26Hornets-Hawks · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 14, 10, 20, 10, 19, 7, 16, 17Hawks-Hornets · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST