FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 14, 1999Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Knicks by 4 at halftime and won 87–72.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Hawks82
Pistons103
Q1 Pistons +8; Q2 Pistons +15; Q3 Pistons +20; Q4 Pistons +21
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Heat87
Knicks72
Q1 Heat +1; Q2 Heat -4; Q3 Heat -4; Q4 Heat +15
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Jazz90
Kings89
Q1 Jazz -3; Q2 Jazz -1; Q3 Jazz -1; Q4 Jazz +1
The lead · First round · Game 4 · Heat-Knicks

Miami takes care of New York

Grant Hill goes for 23 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-4-4+15Heat AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2515182987
Knicks2420181072
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 29, 23, 19, 10, 27, 26, 18, 16Heat16 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Terry PorterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 10, 18, 9, 8, 3, 11, 8, 16Heat16 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 22, 12, 21, 11, 22, 12, 18, 12Knicks12 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Charlie WardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 13, 6, 7, 7, 3, 8, 5, 12Knicks12 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Jazz-Kings · R1 · G4

Utah takes over late to edge Sacramento

Down 1 after three, Utah won the fourth 26–24. Final: 90–89. Karl Malone led Utah with 23 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Kings
G1 · @ JazzJazz117–87G2 · @ JazzKings101–90G3 · @ KingsKings84–81G4 · @ KingsJazz90–89
The night in charts
Hawks-Pistons combined for 185, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PistonsHawks 82, Pistons 103
185
Jazz-KingsJazz 90, Kings 89
179
Heat-KnicksHeat 87, Knicks 72
159
Jazz won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Jazz-KingsJazz 90, Kings 89
+1 Jazz
Heat-KnicksHeat 87, Knicks 72
+15 Heat
Hawks-PistonsHawks 82, Pistons 103
+21 Pistons
Heat rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KnicksHeat won · Heat 87, Knicks 72
4 pts
Jazz-KingsJazz won · Jazz 90, Kings 89
3 pts
Grant Hill shot 11-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Grant HillPistons · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
StocktonJazz · 12 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
WilliamsonKings · 12 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Steven SmithHawks · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
54% (7-13)
DumarsPistons · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
50% (7-14)
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 90Kings 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2320212690
Kings2618212489
The story
John Stockton had 12 points and 8 assists as Utah beat Sacramento 90-89

Vlade Divac led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL · 6-11 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Jazz took the second 20-18.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 −3−1−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 87Knicks 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2515182987
Knicks2420181072
The story
Miami beat New York 87-72 behind 16 points from Terry Porter

Larry Johnson paced New York: 12 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 16 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 5-6 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-10 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +1−4−4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pistons
Hawks 82Pistons 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1920212282
Pistons27272623103
The story
Bison Dele's 17 points carried Detroit past Atlanta, 103-82

For Atlanta, Steven Smith had 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB · 7-8 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-19, was where the Pistons built it.

Pistons lead by quarter
300 +8+15+20+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.2 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 23

Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23Jazz-Kings · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 15, 35, 22, 27, 26, 15, 12, 23Pistons-Hawks · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 22, 18, 21, 17, 19, 21, 15, 21Hawks-Pistons · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Joe DumarsPoints, last 10 games: 1, 15, 20, 15, 9, 3, 3, 14, 11, 20Pistons-Hawks · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 25, 18, 17, 13, 14, 20, 10, 18Kings-Jazz · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Bison DelePoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 10, 10, 13, 2, 7, 0, 12, 17Pistons-Hawks · W
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST