FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 10, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by ATL (vs DET) and SAC (vs UTA).

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pistons69
Hawks89
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +20
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Knicks73
Heat83
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Suns99
Blazers110
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +11
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Kings101
Jazz90
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +11
On this day · 1997–98May 10, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Sonics), 39 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Kings-Jazz

Sacramento evens the series with Utah at 1–1

Karl Malone goes for 33 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-2+2+11SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings31182923101
Jazz2427251490
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 24, 22, 25, 18, 17, 13, 14, 20SAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 8, 27, 5, 11, 25, 29, 12, 18SAC18 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 21, 29, 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33UTA33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 13, 18, 9, 11, 7, 12, 17, 13UTA13 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pistons-Hawks · R1 · G2

Atlanta goes up 2–0 on Detroit

Game 2 went to the Hawks, 89–69. Dikembe Mutombo led Atlanta with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Pistons-Hawks
G1 · @ ATLATL90–70G2 · @ ATLATL89–69
The night in charts
Suns-Blazers combined for 209, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BlazersSuns 99, Blazers 110
209
Kings-JazzKings 101, Jazz 90
191
Pistons-HawksPistons 69, Hawks 89
158
Knicks-HeatKnicks 73, Heat 83
156
MIA won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 73, Heat 83
+10 MIA
Suns-BlazersSuns 99, Blazers 110
+11 POR
Kings-JazzKings 101, Jazz 90
+11 SAC
Pistons-HawksPistons 69, Hawks 89
+20 ATL
ATL rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-HawksATL won · Pistons 69, Hawks 89
2 pts
Kings-JazzSAC won · Kings 101, Jazz 90
2 pts
Mutombo shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MutomboATL · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
93% (13-14)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Brian GrantPOR · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
DivacSAC · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
ZoMIA · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 73Heat 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1520201873
Heat2323172083
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 26 points carried Miami past New York, 83-73

For New York, Patrick Ewing had 16 PTS, 15 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 23-15, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+11+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 101Jazz 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings31182923101
Jazz2427251490
The story
Vlade Divac had 18 points and 8 assists as Sacramento beat Utah 101-90

Bryon Russell led Utah with 12 PTS, 9 REB 18 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 7-11 FG

The swing

The Kings won the fourth 23-14, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +7−2+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 99Blazers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1730203299
Blazers33192335110
The story
Portland beat Phoenix 110-99 behind 22 points and 13 assists from Damon Stoudamire

Jason Kidd paced Phoenix: 12 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB · 6-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +16+5+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.8Reg. season avg22.5Last 2 playoff games

22.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 10.8 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 28 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg17.8Last 2 playoff games

17.8 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 33

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 21, 29, 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33Jazz-Kings · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 18, 18, 10, 5, 6, 11, 17, 28Hawks-Pistons · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 18, 18, 29, 23, 19, 10, 27, 26Heat-Knicks · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 31, 17, 12, 17, 8, 13, 8, 22Blazers-Suns · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 8, 8, 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22Blazers-Suns · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 13, 17, 22, 18, 21, 17, 19, 21Hawks-Pistons · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST