FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 11, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIL by 5 after the first quarter and won 108–107.

Final · OT · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bucks107
Pacers108
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND -4; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +1
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Rockets98
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +19; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +12
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Sixers68
Magic79
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +11
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wolves80
Spurs71
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +9
The lead · First round · Game 2 · Bucks-Pacers

Reggie Miller scores 30, Indiana wins in overtime

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5+11-40+1IND AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks281232296107
Pacers232817337108
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 34, 19, 27, 21, 6, 24, 16, 30IND30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 11, 10, 18, 10, 14, 16, 24, 14IND14 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 19, 18, 9, 26, 19, 22, 22, 25MIL25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 27, 26, 18, 31, 18, 6, 16, 23MIL23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wolves-Spurs · R1 · G2

Minnesota pulls level with San Antonio

Game 2 to Minnesota, 80–71. The first round series is tied 1–1. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS99–86G2 · @ SASMIN80–71
The night in charts
Bucks-Pacers combined for 215, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PacersBucks 107, Pacers 108
215
Rockets-LakersRockets 98, Lakers 110
208
Wolves-SpursWolves 80, Spurs 71
151
Sixers-MagicSixers 68, Magic 79
147
IND won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Bucks-PacersBucks 107, Pacers 108
+1 IND
Wolves-SpursWolves 80, Spurs 71
+9 MIN
Sixers-MagicSixers 68, Magic 79
+11 ORL
Rockets-LakersRockets 98, Lakers 110
+12 LAL
IND rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-PacersIND won · Bucks 107, Pacers 108
5 pts
Wolves-SpursMIN won · Wolves 80, Spurs 71
2 pts
Duncan shot 9-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 18 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
SnowPHI · 12 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 5 BLK
57% (12-21)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
FisherLAL · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 107Pacers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks281232296107
Pacers232817337108
The story
Jalen Rose had 14 points and 9 assists as Indiana beat Milwaukee 108-107 in OT

Glenn Robinson led Milwaukee with 23 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 5-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Pacers took the second 28-12.

IND lead by quarter
200 −5+11−40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ray Allen led the game in fantasy with 42.1 FPTS (25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 80Spurs 71
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1918232080
Spurs2110202071
The story
Minnesota beat San Antonio 80-71 behind 23 points and 12 rebounds from Kevin Garnett

Tim Duncan paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 11-22 FG

The swing

A 18-10 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2+6+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 98Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1228283098
Lakers31243223110
The story
Kobe Bryant's 19 points carried Los Angeles past Houston, 110-98

For Houston, Charles Barkley had 19 PTS, 13 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-12, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +19+15+19+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.9Reg. season avg18.0Last 2 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 5.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg18.3Last 2 playoff games

18.3 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 31.2 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 0 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 30

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 34, 19, 27, 21, 6, 24, 16, 30Pacers-Bucks · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 26, 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27, 28Lakers-Rockets · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 19, 18, 9, 26, 19, 22, 22, 25Bucks-Pacers · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 30, 17, 28, 19, 18, 20, 21, 23Wolves-Spurs · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 27, 26, 18, 31, 18, 6, 16, 23Bucks-Pacers · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 7, 6, 17, 10, 9, 4, 19, 22Magic-Sixers · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST