FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 27, 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 · G5 · Box score
Pacers87
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +13; Q2 CHI +25; Q3 CHI +31; Q4 CHI +19
On this day · 1996–97May 27, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Hakeem Olajuwon (Rockets-Jazz), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Pacers-Bulls

Chicago takes Game 5, leads Indiana 3–2

Michael Jordan goes for 29 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+25+31+19CHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1616243187
Bulls29283019106
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 27, 31, 33, 31, 41, 30, 28, 29CHI29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 18, 17, 16, 4, 21, 23, 12, 20CHI20 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 2, 4, 2, 7, 2, 11, 10, 14IND14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 23, 38, 24, 16, 19, 28, 15, 14IND14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 87Bulls 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1616243187
Bulls29283019106
The story
Scottie Pippen had 20 points as Chicago beat Indiana 106-87

Rik Smits led Indiana with 12 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 29-16, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
400 +13+25+31+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+3.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 19 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Reg. season avg15.1Last 3 playoff games

15.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.4 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+2.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg21.6Today

22 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 29

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 27, 31, 33, 31, 41, 30, 28, 29Bulls-Pacers · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 18, 17, 16, 4, 21, 23, 12, 20Bulls-Pacers · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 6, 15, 2, 4, 16, 14, 18, 19Bulls-Pacers · W
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 2, 4, 2, 7, 2, 11, 10, 14Pacers-Bulls · L
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 23, 38, 24, 16, 19, 28, 15, 14Pacers-Bulls · L
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 5, 6, 12, 12, 14, 10, 8, 12Pacers-Bulls · L
9.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST