FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 16, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Lakers77
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +26; Q3 UTA +26; Q4 UTA +35
On this day · 1996–97May 16, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Alonzo Mourning (Heat-Knicks), 28 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Lakers-Jazz

Utah draws first blood against Lakers

Karl Malone goes for 29 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+26+26+35UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1322301277
Jazz24373021112
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34, 24, 29UTA29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 4, 8, 2, 3, 7, 2, 8, 14UTA14 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39, 31, 19LAL19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 15, 4, 4, 22, 4, 0, 7, 16LAL16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 77Jazz 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1322301277
Jazz24373021112
The story
Howard Eisley had 14 points and 9 assists as Utah beat Los Angeles 112-77

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 8 REB 14 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 6-8 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the second 37-22, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
400 +11+26+26+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Reg. season avg24.5Today

25 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.4Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 29

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34, 24, 29Jazz-Lakers · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39, 31, 19Lakers-Jazz · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 15, 4, 4, 22, 4, 0, 7, 16Lakers-Jazz · L
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 15, 16, 14, 2, 6, 0, 17, 15Lakers-Jazz · L
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 4, 8, 2, 3, 7, 2, 8, 14Jazz-Lakers · W
6.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 15, 2, 6, 4, 6, 3, 2, 10Jazz-Lakers · W
6.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST