Remembering the ‘Sleepy Floyd Game’ 30 years later

In Game 4 of the 1987 Western Conference Semifinals between, Golden State Warriors guard Eric “Sleepy” Floyd delivered one of the most unlikely performances in NBA playoff history, scoring 29 points in the 4th against the Showtime Lakers.

1987 marked the first playoff appearance by the Golden State Warriors in nine years. After finishing the season with a 42-40 record under head coach George Karl, the Warriors faced the Utah Jazz in the first round.

They lost first two games in Utah and fell into an early 0-2 hole. They would bounce back and took Games 3, 4, and 5 to become the first team to overcome a 0-2 series deficit in a best of five series in NBA history. Their reward was a date with…