FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 12, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 5 after the first quarter and won 97–73.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Hawks63
Pistons79
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +16
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Heat73
Knicks97
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +25; Q4 NYK +24
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Blazers103
Suns93
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +10
Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Jazz81
Kings84
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +3
On this day · 1997–98May 12, 1998: 2 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Sonics), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Heat-Knicks

New York wins Game 3 over Miami, 97–73

Vlade Divac goes for 22 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+8+25+24NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2512112573
Knicks2025282497
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 29, 30, 14, 13, 18, 22, 15, 20NYK20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 8, 22, 12, 21, 11, 22, 12, 18NYK18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 29, 23, 19, 10, 27, 26, 18MIA18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 11, 5, 20, 18, 13, 7, 11, 14MIA14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Blazers-Suns · R1 · G3

Portland handles Phoenix by 10

The Trail Blazers won the first quarter 36–23. Final: 103–93. Brian Grant led Portland with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Suns
G1 · @ PORPOR95–85G2 · @ PORPOR110–99G3 · @ PHXPOR103–93
The night in charts
Blazers-Suns combined for 196, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SunsBlazers 103, Suns 93
196
Heat-KnicksHeat 73, Knicks 97
170
Jazz-KingsJazz 81, Kings 84
165
Hawks-PistonsHawks 63, Pistons 79
142
SAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Jazz-KingsJazz 81, Kings 84
+3 SAC
Blazers-SunsBlazers 103, Suns 93
+10 POR
Hawks-PistonsHawks 63, Pistons 79
+16 DET
Heat-KnicksHeat 73, Knicks 97
+24 NYK
NYK rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KnicksNYK won · Heat 73, Knicks 97
5 pts
Blazers-SunsPOR won · Blazers 103, Suns 93
3 pts
Williamson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonSAC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Brian GrantPOR · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
EisleyUTA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
LaettnerDET · 15 PTS, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
Clifford RobinsonPHX · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
53% (10-19)
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 81Kings 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz17201921481
Kings28131917784
The story
Jason Williams had 12 points as Sacramento beat Utah 84-81 in OT

Howard Eisley led Utah with 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 12 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 5-13 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 28-17, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +11+4+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 103Suns 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers36191434103
Suns2321282193
The story
Arvydas Sabonis' 14 points and 11 rebounds carried Portland past Phoenix, 103-93

For Phoenix, Tom Gugliotta had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK · 4-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 36-23, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +13+11−3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 73Knicks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2512112573
Knicks2025282497
The story
New York beat Miami 97-73 behind 13 points from Marcus Camby

Alonzo Mourning paced Miami: 18 PTS, 7 REB 13 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

A 28-11 third quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
300 −5+8+25+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.5Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.5 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Clifford Robinson leads the day with 24

Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 13, 25, 11, 14, 16, 9, 14, 24Suns-Blazers · L
15.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 28, 8, 27, 5, 11, 25, 29, 12, 18, 22Kings-Jazz · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 29, 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33, 22Jazz-Kings · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 0, 14, 2, 7, 6, 14, 7, 21Jazz-Kings · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 8, 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22, 20Blazers-Suns · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 29, 30, 14, 13, 18, 22, 15, 20Knicks-Heat · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST