FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 9, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 7 after the first quarter and won 101–100.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks88
Pacers110
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +22
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Rockets100
Lakers101
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +1
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Sixers104
Magic90
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +14
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wolves86
Spurs99
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +13
On this day · 1997–98May 9, 1998: 2 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Knicks), 23 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Rockets-Lakers

Lakers draw first blood against Houston

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 27 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+11+7+1LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22192930100
Lakers15372524101
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 10, 19, 16, 9, 5, 22, 40, 29LAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 25, 26, 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27LAL27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 13, 20, 9, 10, 19, 12, 12, 25HOU25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 16, 14, 14, 28, 20, 17, 13, 22HOU22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wolves-Spurs · R1 · G1

San Antonio beats Minnesota by 13, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 99–86. Series: 1–0. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS99–86
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 201, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 100, Lakers 101
201
Bucks-PacersBucks 88, Pacers 110
198
Sixers-MagicSixers 104, Magic 90
194
Wolves-SpursWolves 86, Spurs 99
185
LAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Rockets-LakersRockets 100, Lakers 101
+1 LAL
Wolves-SpursWolves 86, Spurs 99
+13 SAS
Sixers-MagicSixers 104, Magic 90
+14 PHI
Bucks-PacersBucks 88, Pacers 110
+22 IND
Rose shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoseIND · 24 PTS, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
HakeemHOU · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
RiceLAL · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Sam MitchellMIN · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Dale DavisIND · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 100Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22192930100
Lakers15372524101
The story
Glen Rice had 29 points as Los Angeles beat Houston 101-100

Hakeem Olajuwon led Houston with 22 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 12-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Lakers took the second 37-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7+11+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 86Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2623172086
Spurs2624232699
The story
Tim Duncan's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past Minnesota, 99-86

For Minnesota, Kevin Garnett had 21 PTS, 8 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 23-17, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+1+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terrell Brandon was the fantasy play: 54.1 FPTS on 16 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB

Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 104Magic 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31192034104
Magic2225222190
The story
Philadelphia beat Orlando 104-90 behind 23 points and 10 rebounds from Matt Geiger

Nick Anderson paced Orlando: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

A 34-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+3+1+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.9Reg. season avg20Today

20 points today in 34 minutes, against 5.9 a game in the regular season (50 games).

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Reg. season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 29.7 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Cooling off
−6.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.9Reg. season avg8Today

8 points today in 16 minutes, against 14.9 a game in the regular season (49 games).

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 30

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 38, 31, 21, 31, 27, 39, 33, 30Sixers-Magic · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 10, 19, 16, 9, 5, 22, 40, 29Lakers-Rockets · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 25, 26, 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27Lakers-Rockets · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 22, 32, 19, 19, 26, 13, 28, 26Spurs-Wolves · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 13, 20, 9, 10, 19, 12, 12, 25Rockets-Lakers · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 8, 11, 10, 18, 10, 14, 16, 24Pacers-Bucks · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST