FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 15, 1999Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIN by 5 after the first quarter and won 92–85.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers98
Rockets88
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +10
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs92
Wolves85
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +7
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Magic91
Sixers101
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +10
The lead · First round · Game 4 · Spurs-Wolves

San Antonio takes Game 4, leads Minnesota 3–1

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+1+7SAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2123202892
Wolves2616212285
Who led
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 26, 9, 29, 23, 12, 11, 17, 19SAS19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 24, 12, 18, 3, 21, 16, 24, 17SAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 9, 17, 16, 16, 18, 16, 27MIN27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 28, 19, 18, 20, 21, 23, 23, 20MIN20 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Lakers-Rockets · R1 · G4

Lakers lead Houston wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 98–88. Best quarter: the fourth, 27–24. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Rockets
G1 · @ LALLAL101–100G2 · @ LALLAL110–98G3 · @ HOUHOU102–88G4 · @ HOULAL98–88
The night in charts
Magic-Sixers combined for 192, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-SixersMagic 91, Sixers 101
192
Lakers-RocketsLakers 98, Rockets 88
186
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 92, Wolves 85
177
SAS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 92, Wolves 85
+7 SAS
Lakers-RocketsLakers 98, Rockets 88
+10 LAL
Magic-SixersMagic 91, Sixers 101
+10 PHI
Shaq shot 14-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 37 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (14-22)
BrandonMIN · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
BarkleyHOU · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
54% (7-13)
AIPHI · 37 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
52% (14-27)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
46% (6-13)
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 92Wolves 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2123202892
Wolves2616212285
The story
San Antonio beat Minnesota 92-85 behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from David Robinson

Terrell Brandon paced Minnesota: 27 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 5-13 FG

The swing

A 23-16 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5+2+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 53.2 FPTS: 20 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST

Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 98Rockets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2524222798
Rockets2117262488
The story
Kobe Bryant had 24 points and 8 assists as Los Angeles beat Houston 98-88

Scottie Pippen led Houston with 19 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 9-25 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the second 24-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+11+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 91Sixers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1818352091
Sixers23243024101
The story
Allen Iverson's 37 points and 9 assists carried Philadelphia past Orlando, 101-91

For Orlando, Nick Anderson had 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 37 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 14-27 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-18, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +5+11+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.7Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.7 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Reg. season avg17.4Last 3 playoff games

17.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.7 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 30.1 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27, 28, 26, 37Lakers-Rockets · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 31, 27, 39, 33, 30, 13, 33, 37Sixers-Magic · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 23, 14, 40, 8, 18, 13, 23, 29Magic-Sixers · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 9, 17, 16, 16, 18, 16, 27Wolves-Spurs · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 15, 28, 17, 11, 17, 19, 13, 24Lakers-Rockets · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 28, 19, 18, 20, 21, 23, 23, 20Wolves-Spurs · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST