FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 14, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed UTA by 5 after three quarters and won 87–86.

Final · Finals · G6 · Box score
Bulls87
Jazz86
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +1
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 6 · Bulls-Jazz

Michael Jordan scores 45 as Chicago beats Utah

Karl Malone goes for 31 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-4-5+1CHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2223162687
Jazz2524172086
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 35, 28, 33, 37, 24, 34, 28, 45CHI45 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 10, 21, 9, 13, 16, 8, 30, 15CHI15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 26, 32, 21, 16, 22, 21, 39, 31UTA31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 1, 11, 9, 15, 4, 20, 6, 8, 9, 17UTA17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Final · Bulls-Jazz
Bulls 87Jazz 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2223162687
Jazz2524172086
The story
Toni Kukoc had 15 points as Chicago beat Utah 87-86

Jeff Hornacek led Utah with 17 PTS, 6 REB 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 26-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −3−4−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.7Reg. season avg35.7Last 3 playoff games

35.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 45 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 30.2 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 45

Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 35, 28, 33, 37, 24, 34, 28, 45Bulls-Jazz · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
45 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 26, 32, 21, 16, 22, 21, 39, 31Jazz-Bulls · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 1, 11, 9, 15, 4, 20, 6, 8, 9, 17Jazz-Bulls · L
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 10, 21, 9, 13, 16, 8, 30, 15Bulls-Jazz · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 9, 8, 24, 9, 2, 7, 6, 10Jazz-Bulls · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Antoine CarrPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 4, 2, 0, 2, 0, 2, 12, 9Jazz-Bulls · L
4.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST