FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 8, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
← May 7CalendarMay 9 →

2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SEA by 1 after the first quarter and won 119–103.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Bulls103
Hornets89
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +14
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Sonics103
Lakers119
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 1996–97May 8, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Hawks), 27 points.
May 8 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991996
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Sonics-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal posts 30 and 10 as Lakers beat Seattle

Detlef Schrempf goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+5+13+16LAL AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28232329103
Lakers27293132119
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30LAL30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 9, 14, 21, 12, 4, 9, 23, 29LAL29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 17, 15, 16, 12, 16, 19, 1, 26SEA26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25, 12, 22SEA22 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Bulls-Hornets · R2 · G3

Chicago controls Charlotte start to finish

Chicago won 103–89, leading by as many as 15 at a break. Michael Jordan led Chicago with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Hornets
G1 · @ CHICHI83–70G2 · @ CHICHH78–76G3 · @ CHHCHI103–89
The night in charts
Sonics-Lakers combined for 222, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-LakersSonics 103, Lakers 119
222
Bulls-HornetsBulls 103, Hornets 89
192
CHI won the closest game by 14
Closest finishes
Bulls-HornetsBulls 103, Hornets 89
+14 CHI
Sonics-LakersSonics 103, Lakers 119
+16 LAL
Eddie Jones shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eddie JonesLAL · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
MasonCHH · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
SchrempfSEA · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
ShaqLAL · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
56% (10-18)
BakerSEA · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL
53% (10-19)
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 103Hornets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls25282525103
Hornets2418212689
The story
Michael Jordan's 27 points carried Chicago past Charlotte, 103-89

For Charlotte, Vlade Divac had 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 9-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-18, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +1+11+15+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 103Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28232329103
Lakers27293132119
The story
Eddie Jones had 29 points as Los Angeles beat Seattle 119-103

Gary Payton led Seattle with 22 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK · 12-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+5+13+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Reg. season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 30.5 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Top performances

Glen Rice leads the day with 31

Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 26, 34, 24, 8, 26, 25, 14, 31Hornets-Bulls · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30Lakers-Sonics · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 9, 14, 21, 12, 4, 9, 23, 29Lakers-Sonics · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27Bulls-Hornets · W
32.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Detlef SchrempfPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 17, 15, 16, 12, 16, 19, 1, 26Sonics-Lakers · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25, 12, 22Sonics-Lakers · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST