FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 12, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Lakers110
Sonics95
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +15
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Spurs77
Jazz87
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +10
On this day · 1996–97May 12, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Lakers), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Spurs-Jazz

Utah closes out San Antonio in five

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 31 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+10+10+10UTA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1419182677
Jazz1924182687
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34, 24UTA24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 9, 6, 15, 13, 21, 3, 5, 19UTA19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 23, 17, 15, 16, 21, 21, 15, 21SAS21 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 12, 18, 6, 8, 10, 9, 12, 17SAS17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Lakers-Sonics · R2 · G5

Lakers lead Seattle wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 110–95. Best quarter: the first, 39–22. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Sonics
G1 · @ SEASEA106–92G2 · @ SEALAL92–68G3 · @ LALLAL119–103G4 · @ LALLAL112–100G5 · @ SEALAL110–95
The night in charts
Lakers-Sonics combined for 205, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SonicsLakers 110, Sonics 95
205
Spurs-JazzSpurs 77, Jazz 87
164
UTA won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Spurs-JazzSpurs 77, Jazz 87
+10 UTA
Lakers-SonicsLakers 110, Sonics 95
+15 LAL
Shaq shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 8 BLK, 4 AST
71% (12-17)
BakerSEA · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
63% (12-19)
Del NegroSAS · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
HornacekUTA · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
KerseySEA · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 77Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1419182677
Jazz1924182687
The story
Karl Malone had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Utah beat San Antonio 87-77

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 14 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 7-21 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 19-14, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+10+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Robinson led the game in fantasy with 49.6 FPTS (21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Lakers-Sonics
Lakers 110Sonics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers39232424110
Sonics2228261995
The story
Robert Horry's 13 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Seattle, 110-95

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 5-7 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-22, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +17+12+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 17 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 7 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg38.7Today

39 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 31

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39, 31Lakers-Sonics · W
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 17, 13, 11, 11, 13, 20, 12, 28Sonics-Lakers · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34, 24Jazz-Spurs · W
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 23, 17, 15, 16, 21, 21, 15, 21Spurs-Jazz · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 26, 24, 29, 25, 12, 22, 31, 20Sonics-Lakers · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 9, 6, 15, 13, 21, 3, 5, 19Jazz-Spurs · W
11.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST