FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 7, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAS by 2 after the first quarter and won 109–106.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Knicks77
Pacers85
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +8
Final · OT · R2 · G2 · Box score
Spurs106
Jazz109
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +3
On this day · 1996–97May 7, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Knicks-Heat), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Spurs-Jazz

Utah takes Game 2 in overtime

Karl Malone goes for 22 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-1+40+3UTA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs223023238106
Jazz2031281911109
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22UTA22 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 6, 12, 14, 9, 6, 15, 13, 21UTA21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 31, 25, 32, 16, 22, 11, 33, 26SAS26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 0, 22, 9, 26, 23, 17, 15, 16, 21SAS21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Knicks-Pacers · R2 · G2

Indiana never trails at a break against New York

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 85–77. Rik Smits led Indiana with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Knicks-Pacers
G1 · @ INDIND93–83G2 · @ INDIND85–77
The night in charts
Spurs-Jazz combined for 215, 53 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-JazzSpurs 106, Jazz 109
215
Knicks-PacersKnicks 77, Pacers 85
162
UTA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-JazzSpurs 106, Jazz 109
+3 UTA
Knicks-PacersKnicks 77, Pacers 85
+8 IND
Avery Johnson shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Avery JohnsonSAS · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
71% (10-14)
CarrUTA · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
StocktonUTA · 18 PTS, 12 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
RobinsonSAS · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
56% (9-16)
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 106Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs223023238106
Jazz2031281911109
The story
Jeff Hornacek had 21 points as Utah beat San Antonio 109-106 in OT

Avery Johnson led San Antonio with 21 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Jazz took the third 28-23.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2−1+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 77Pacers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1821221677
Pacers2323182185
The story
Rik Smits' 22 points carried Indiana past New York, 85-77

For New York, John Starks had 20 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 23-18, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+7+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 21 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 26

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 31, 25, 32, 16, 22, 11, 33, 26Spurs-Jazz · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22Jazz-Spurs · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 10, 17, 10, 14, 26, 17, 8, 22Pacers-Knicks · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 0, 22, 9, 26, 23, 17, 15, 16, 21Spurs-Jazz · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 6, 12, 14, 9, 6, 15, 13, 21Jazz-Spurs · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 13, 3, 22, 20, 10, 30, 14, 21Spurs-Jazz · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST