FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 3, 1998Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed CHH by 8 after the first quarter and won 83–70.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Hornets70
Bulls83
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +13
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Knicks98
Heat81
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +17
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Rockets70
Jazz84
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +14
On this day · 1996–97May 3, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Wesley Person (Suns-Sonics), 26 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Hornets-Bulls

Michael Jordan scores 35, Chicago rallies past Charlotte

Karl Malone goes for 31 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1+10+13CHI AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2315102270
Bulls1522212583
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 27, 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35CHI35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 28, 14, 21, 24, 17, 13, 25CHI25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 21, 30, 26, 34, 24, 8, 26, 25CHH25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 20, 14, 10, 12, 14, 11, 11, 12CHH12 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Jazz · R1 · G5

Utah leads Houston wire to wire

Utah was ahead at every break and won 84–70. Best quarter: the fourth, 23–16. Karl Malone led Utah with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Jazz
G1 · @ UTAHOU103–90G2 · @ UTAUTA105–90G3 · @ HOUHOU89–85G4 · @ HOUUTA93–71G5 · @ UTAUTA84–70
The night in charts
Knicks-Heat combined for 179, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HeatKnicks 98, Heat 81
179
Rockets-JazzRockets 70, Jazz 84
154
Hornets-BullsHornets 70, Bulls 83
153
CHI won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Hornets-BullsHornets 70, Bulls 83
+13 CHI
Rockets-JazzRockets 70, Jazz 84
+14 UTA
Knicks-HeatKnicks 98, Heat 81
+17 NYK
P.J. Brown shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
P.J. BrownMIA · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
OakleyNYK · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
MaloneUTA · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
55% (12-22)
WillisHOU · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL
54% (7-13)
StarksNYK · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Hornets-Bulls
Hornets 70Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2315102270
Bulls1522212583
The story
Scottie Pippen's 25 points carried Chicago past Charlotte, 83-70

For Charlotte, Glen Rice had 25 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 9-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 21-10.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −8−1+10+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 70Jazz 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1419211670
Jazz2118222384
The story
Jeff Hornacek had 15 points as Utah beat Houston 84-70

Kevin Willis led Houston with 16 PTS, 11 REB 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 7-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 21-14, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+6+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 98Heat 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2027232898
Heat1516302081
The story
New York beat Miami 98-81 behind 22 points from John Starks

Tim Hardaway paced Miami: 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 27-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +5+16+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Charlie Ward topped the game at 50.3 FPTS: 14 AST, 7 PTS, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 21 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg45.2Today

45 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 35

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 27, 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35Bulls-Hornets · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 37, 44, 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29, 31Jazz-Rockets · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 23, 14, 22, 17, 24, 27, 18, 30Knicks-Heat · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 13, 28, 14, 21, 24, 17, 13, 25Bulls-Hornets · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 21, 30, 26, 34, 24, 8, 26, 25Hornets-Bulls · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 14, 12, 3, 14, 25, 6, 17, 22Knicks-Heat · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST