FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 4, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed LAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 106–92.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Lakers92
Sonics106
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +12; Q3 SEA -1; Q4 SEA +14
On this day · 1996–97May 4, 1997: 3 games. Top scorer: Anfernee Hardaway (Magic-Heat), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Lakers-Sonics

Seattle draws first blood against Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 27 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+12-1+14SEA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3218291392
Sonics29331628106
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25SEA25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 6, 2, 12, 10, 9, 24, 24, 20SEA20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27LAL27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 6, 9, 0, 9, 24, 15, 16, 14LAL14 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Final · Lakers-Sonics
Lakers 92Sonics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers3218291392
Sonics29331628106
The story
Gary Payton had 25 points as Seattle beat Los Angeles 106-92

Nick Van Exel led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 8-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the SuperSonics took the second 33-18.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −3+12−1+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.5Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 11 points in 15 minutes.

Cooling off
−8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 9 points in 40 minutes.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 27

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27Lakers-Sonics · L
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25Sonics-Lakers · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Hersey HawkinsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 6, 2, 12, 10, 9, 24, 24, 20Sonics-Lakers · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 24, 14, 17, 15, 16, 12, 16, 19Sonics-Lakers · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 6, 9, 0, 9, 24, 15, 16, 14Lakers-Sonics · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 5, 17, 20, 14, 5, 2, 14, 14Lakers-Sonics · L
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST