FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 17, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed IND by 6 after the first quarter and won 85–79.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Pacers79
Bulls85
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +6
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Pacers-Bulls

Chicago takes Game 1, leads Indiana 1–0

Michael Jordan goes for 31 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3+7+6CHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2218172279
Bulls1621272185
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31, 33, 31CHI31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 3, 12, 0, 2, 8, 6, 4, 15CHI15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 19, 17, 21, 23, 38, 24, 16IND16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 3, 2, 3, 2, 8, 16, 22, 12IND12 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 79Bulls 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2218172279
Bulls1621272185
The story
Ron Harper had 15 points as Chicago beat Indiana 85-79

Antonio Davis led Indiana with 12 PTS, 11 REB 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Bulls took the third 27-17.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6−3+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.3Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 12 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.2 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 4 points in 29 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.1 in the regular season (44 games). Today: 4 points in 40 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 31

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 44, 39, 32, 38, 35, 22, 27, 31, 33, 31Bulls-Pacers · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 19, 17, 21, 23, 38, 24, 16Pacers-Bulls · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · −5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 3, 12, 0, 2, 8, 6, 4, 15Bulls-Pacers · W
7.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 3, 2, 3, 2, 8, 16, 22, 12Pacers-Bulls · L
8.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 2, 11, 14, 9, 5, 6, 12, 12Pacers-Bulls · L
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 14, 6, 0, 15, 11, 10, 13, 12Bulls-Pacers · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST