FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 31, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed IND by 8 after the first quarter and won 88–83.

Final · CF · G7 · Box score
Pacers83
Bulls88
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +5
The lead · Conference finals · Game 7 · Pacers-Bulls

Chicago closes out Indiana in seven

Michael Jordan goes for 28 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+3+4+5CHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2718201883
Bulls1929211988
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 33, 31, 41, 30, 28, 29, 35, 28CHI28 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 2, 4, 16, 14, 18, 19, 10, 21CHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 24, 16, 19, 28, 15, 14, 8, 22IND22 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 22, 9, 17, 12, 26, 12, 25, 13IND13 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 83Bulls 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2718201883
Bulls1929211988
The story
Scottie Pippen had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Chicago beat Indiana 88-83

Reggie Miller led Indiana with 22 PTS, 4 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 6-18 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Bulls took the second 29-18.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −8+3+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.0Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 9 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Reg. season avg25.5Last 3 playoff games

25.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 2 points in 27 minutes.

Rebounding up
+3.1rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
5.2Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.2 in the regular season (44 games). Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 28

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 33, 31, 41, 30, 28, 29, 35, 28Bulls-Pacers · W
31.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 24, 16, 19, 28, 15, 14, 8, 22Pacers-Bulls · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 2, 4, 16, 14, 18, 19, 10, 21Bulls-Pacers · W
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 16, 4, 21, 23, 12, 20, 19, 17Bulls-Pacers · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 22, 9, 17, 12, 26, 12, 25, 13Pacers-Bulls · L
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 22, 12, 8, 13, 8, 5, 13, 11Pacers-Bulls · L
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST