FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 17, 1999Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 87–81.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Sixers90
Pacers94
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +4
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Lakers81
Spurs87
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +6
On this day · 1997–98May 17, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Pacers), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Lakers-Spurs

San Antonio draws first blood against Lakers

Allen Iverson goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+6+9+6SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2417172381
Spurs2027202087
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 26, 13, 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25SAS25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 9, 29, 23, 12, 11, 17, 19, 15SAS15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27, 28, 26, 37, 21LAL21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 28, 17, 11, 17, 19, 13, 24, 21LAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Sixers-Pacers · R2 · G1

Indiana goes up 1–0 on Philadelphia

Game 1 went to the Pacers, 94–90. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Sixers-Pacers
G1 · @ INDIND94–90
The night in charts
Sixers-Pacers combined for 184, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-PacersSixers 90, Pacers 94
184
Lakers-SpursLakers 81, Spurs 87
168
IND won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Sixers-PacersSixers 90, Pacers 94
+4 IND
Lakers-SpursLakers 81, Spurs 87
+6 SAS
SAS rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SpursSAS won · Lakers 81, Spurs 87
4 pts
Sixers-PacersIND won · Sixers 90, Pacers 94
1 pt
Fisher shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FisherLAL · 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
RoseIND · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
AIPHI · 35 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
50% (13-26)
ReggieIND · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
50% (5-10)
RiceLAL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL
47% (8-17)
Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 90Pacers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2026202490
Pacers1931242094
The story
Jalen Rose had 27 points as Indiana beat Philadelphia 94-90

Matt Geiger led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Pacers took the second 31-26.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1+4+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 81Spurs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2417172381
Spurs2027202087
The story
Tim Duncan's 25 points carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 87-81

For Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 21 PTS, 15 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 11-24 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 27-17.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4+6+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.4Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.4 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 18 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg11.4Last 3 playoff games

11.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Reg. season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 36.5 a game in the regular season (27 games). Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 35

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 27, 39, 33, 30, 13, 33, 37, 35Sixers-Pacers · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 18, 10, 14, 16, 24, 14, 7, 27Pacers-Sixers · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 26, 13, 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25Spurs-Lakers · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27, 28, 26, 37, 21Lakers-Spurs · L
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 28, 17, 11, 17, 19, 13, 24, 21Lakers-Spurs · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 9, 5, 22, 40, 29, 14, 13, 21Lakers-Spurs · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST