FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 10, 1998Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Hornets by 2 after the first quarter and won 94–80.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Bulls94
Hornets80
Q1 Bulls -2; Q2 Bulls +4; Q3 Bulls +13; Q4 Bulls +14
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Sonics100
Lakers112
Q1 Lakers +2; Q2 Lakers +2; Q3 Lakers +10; Q4 Lakers +12
Final · OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Pacers118
Knicks107
Q1 Pacers +2; Q2 Pacers -1; Q3 Pacers +3; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 Pacers +11
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Jazz82
Spurs73
Q1 Jazz +3; Q2 Jazz +4; Q3 Jazz +12; Q4 Jazz +9
On this day · 1996–97May 10, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Lakers), 42 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Bulls-Hornets

Michael Jordan scores 31 as Chicago wins in Charlotte

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 39 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+4+13+14Bulls AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1826282294
Hornets2020192180
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31Bulls31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 21, 24, 17, 13, 25, 13, 18, 17Bulls17 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 12, 14, 11, 11, 12, 7, 13, 15Hornets15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
B.J. ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 10, 2, 14Hornets14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Knicks combined for 225, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-KnicksPacers 118, Knicks 107
225
Sonics-LakersSonics 100, Lakers 112
212
Bulls-HornetsBulls 94, Hornets 80
174
Jazz-SpursJazz 82, Spurs 73
155
Jazz won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Jazz-SpursJazz 82, Spurs 73
+9 Jazz
Pacers-KnicksPacers 118, Knicks 107
+11 Pacers
Sonics-LakersSonics 100, Lakers 112
+12 Lakers
Bulls-HornetsBulls 94, Hornets 80
+14 Bulls
Bulls rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HornetsBulls won · Bulls 94, Hornets 80
2 pts
Pacers-KnicksPacers won · Pacers 118, Knicks 107
1 pt
Shaq shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLakers · 39 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 5 BLK
75% (15-20)
PaytonSonics · 31 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
StarksKnicks · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
SchrempfSonics · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
63% (10-16)
SmitsPacers · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 82Spurs 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2518211882
Spurs2217132173
The story
Utah beat San Antonio 82-73 behind 34 points and 12 rebounds from Karl Malone

David Robinson paced San Antonio: 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 17-28 FG

The swing

A 21-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +3+4+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 118Knicks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2925262216118
Knicks272822255107
The story
Reggie Miller had 38 points as Indiana beat New York 118-107 in OT

Patrick Ewing led New York with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 38 PTS, 1 AST · 10-26 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the overtime 16-5.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +2−1+30+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Mark Jackson led the game in fantasy with 48.2 FPTS (16 PTS, 15 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Sonics-Lakers
Sonics 100Lakers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics28272520100
Lakers30273322112
The story
Eddie Jones' 32 points carried Los Angeles past Seattle, 112-100

For Seattle, Detlef Schrempf had 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 12-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-25, was where the Lakers built it.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 +2+2+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Knicks · R2 · G4

Indiana takes Game 4, leads New York 3–1

118–107 in New York. The conference semifinals series continues. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 38 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Pacers-Knicks
G1 · @ PacersPacers93–83G2 · @ PacersPacers85–77G3 · @ KnicksKnicks83–76G4 · @ KnicksPacers118–107
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 39

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 43, 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39Lakers-Sonics · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 19, 18, 18, 19, 17, 21, 23, 38Pacers-Knicks · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34Jazz-Spurs · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 14, 21, 12, 4, 9, 23, 29, 32Lakers-Sonics · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25, 12, 22, 31Sonics-Lakers · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31Bulls-Hornets · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST