FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 27, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 5 after the first quarter and won 86–77.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pacers77
Cavs86
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +9
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Suns88
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +12
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Pacers-Cavs

Shawn Kemp scores 31 in Cleveland win over Indiana

Tim Duncan goes for 22 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+4+9CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2715191677
Cavs2222212186
Who led
Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 12, 22, 18, 13, 18, 25, 27, 31CLE31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 16, 12, 25, 26, 26, 16, 25, 13CLE13 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 24, 4, 8, 10, 17, 10, 14, 26IND26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 14, 22, 22, 11, 8, 19, 18, 18IND18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Spurs combined for 188, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SpursSuns 88, Spurs 100
188
Pacers-CavsPacers 77, Cavs 86
163
CLE won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 77, Cavs 86
+9 CLE
Suns-SpursSuns 88, Spurs 100
+12 SAS
Smits shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SmitsIND · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
McCloudPHX · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Del NegroSAS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
54% (7-13)
DuncanSAS · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
52% (11-21)
KempCLE · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
52% (11-21)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 77Cavs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2715191677
Cavs2222212186
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas' 13 points carried Cleveland past Indiana, 86-77

For Indiana, Rik Smits had 26 PTS, 8 REB 13 PTS, 5 REB · 5-12 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 22-15.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −5+2+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 88Spurs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1727152988
Spurs20242729100
The story
David Robinson had 17 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat Phoenix 100-88

Jason Kidd led Phoenix with 16 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 7-18 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the third 27-15, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +30+12+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.0Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 31 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 5 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Suns-Spurs · R1 · G3

San Antonio wins Game 3 over Phoenix, 100–88

First round series: San Antonio 2, Phoenix 1. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Spurs
G1 · @ PHXSAS102–96G2 · @ PHXPHX108–101G3 · @ SASSAS100–88
Top performances

Shawn Kemp leads the day with 31

Shawn KempPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 12, 22, 18, 13, 18, 25, 27, 31Cavs-Pacers · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 10, 37, 23, 22, 25, 8, 13, 14, 21, 26Suns-Spurs · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 24, 4, 8, 10, 17, 10, 14, 26Pacers-Cavs · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 28, 26, 32, 31, 25, 32, 16, 22Spurs-Suns · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 31, 7, 20, 10, 13, 9, 13, 18Spurs-Suns · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Vinny Del NegroPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 6, 7, 5, 2, 4, 4, 12, 18Spurs-Suns · W
11.3 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST