FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 16, 1999Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 4 at halftime and won 78–77.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Pistons75
Hawks87
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +12
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Knicks78
Heat77
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +1
Final · OT · R1 · G5 · Box score
Kings92
Jazz99
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +7
On this day · 1997–98May 16, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Lakers), 29 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Knicks-Heat

New York beats Miami by 1, moves within one of advancing

Grant Hill goes for 21 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-40+1NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2314231878
Heat2318191777
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 6, 15, 27, 9, 16, 15, 11, 22NYK22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 14, 13, 18, 22, 15, 20, 10, 14NYK14 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 23, 19, 10, 27, 26, 18, 16, 21MIA21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 10, 16, 8, 8, 12, 9, 6, 16MIA16 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Jazz combined for 191, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-JazzKings 92, Jazz 99
191
Pistons-HawksPistons 75, Hawks 87
162
Knicks-HeatKnicks 78, Heat 77
155
NYK won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 78, Heat 77
+1 NYK
Kings-JazzKings 92, Jazz 99
+7 UTA
Pistons-HawksPistons 75, Hawks 87
+12 ATL
Dele shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeleDET · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Shandon AndersonUTA · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RussellUTA · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
54% (7-13)
MaxwellSAC · 22 PTS, 1 REB
53% (8-15)
CorbinATL · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
50% (7-14)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 78Heat 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2314231878
Heat2318191777
The story
Patrick Ewing had 22 points and 11 rebounds as New York beat Miami 78-77

P.J. Brown led Miami with 16 PTS, 12 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB · 9-19 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Knicks took the third 23-19.

NYK lead by quarter
200 0−40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Alonzo Mourning led the game in fantasy with 39.0 FPTS (21 PTS, 5 REB)

Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 92Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings21212521492
Jazz282420161199
The story
Karl Malone's 20 points and 12 rebounds carried Utah past Sacramento, 99-92 in OT

For Sacramento, Vlade Divac had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 6-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-21, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+10+50+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Chris Webber was the fantasy play: 43.3 FPTS on 14 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 75Hawks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2020241175
Hawks2419251987
The story
Atlanta beat Detroit 87-75 behind 17 points from Mookie Blaylock

Bison Dele paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 6-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 19-11 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +4+3+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 26 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Kings-Jazz · R1 · G5

Utah takes Game 5 in overtime

Tied 88–88 after regulation, Utah beat Sacramento 99–92. Series: Utah 3, Sacramento 2. Karl Malone led Utah with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Kings-Jazz
G1 · @ UTAUTA117–87G2 · @ UTASAC101–90G3 · @ SACSAC84–81G4 · @ SACUTA90–89G5 · @ UTAUTA99–92
Top performances

Grant Long leads the day with 26

Grant LongPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 19, 17, 22, 14, 10, 10, 13, 26Hawks-Pistons · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 6, 15, 27, 9, 16, 15, 11, 22Knicks-Heat · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Vernon MaxwellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 16, 10, 12, 3, 12, 6, 13, 22Kings-Jazz · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 35, 22, 27, 26, 15, 12, 23, 21Pistons-Hawks · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 23, 19, 10, 27, 26, 18, 16, 21Heat-Knicks · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20Jazz-Kings · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST