FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 18, 1999Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 4 after three quarters and won 93–83.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Knicks100
Hawks92
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +8
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Blazers83
Jazz93
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +10
On this day · 1997–98May 18, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Lakers), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Blazers-Jazz

Utah tops Portland in Utah

Karl Malone goes for 25 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2-4+10UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers222828583
Jazz1929261993
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25UTA25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 5, 18, 4, 12, 5, 8, 16, 18UTA18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22, 20, 19POR19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 12, 17, 8, 13, 8, 22, 9, 15POR15 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Knicks-Hawks · R2 · G1

New York beats Atlanta, 100–92

New York led 80–73 after three and won by 8. Allan Houston led New York with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Knicks-Hawks
G1 · @ ATLNYK100–92
The night in charts
Knicks-Hawks combined for 192, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-HawksKnicks 100, Hawks 92
192
Blazers-JazzBlazers 83, Jazz 93
176
NYK won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Knicks-HawksKnicks 100, Hawks 92
+8 NYK
Blazers-JazzBlazers 83, Jazz 93
+10 UTA
UTA rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 83, Jazz 93
4 pts
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 100, Hawks 92
2 pts
Houston shot 13-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoustonNYK · 34 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Brian GrantPOR · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
RussellUTA · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
SprewellNYK · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
52% (11-21)
CrawfordATL · 26 PTS, 2 REB
50% (7-14)
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 100Hawks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27213220100
Hawks2129231992
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 31 points carried New York past Atlanta, 100-92

For Atlanta, Mookie Blaylock had 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 11-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 32-23.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6−2+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 83Jazz 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers222828583
Jazz1929261993
The story
Bryon Russell had 18 points as Utah beat Portland 93-83

Brian Grant led Portland with 19 PTS, 6 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-13 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 19-5.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3−2−4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.5Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.5 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 19 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in the regular season (46 games). Line: 0 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 34

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 21, 11, 22, 12, 18, 12, 12, 34Knicks-Hawks · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +18.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 13, 18, 22, 15, 20, 10, 14, 31Knicks-Hawks · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 4, 6, 4, 8, 10, 9, 6, 26Hawks-Knicks · L
13.7 PPG playoffs to date
Career high26 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25Jazz-Blazers · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 21, 17, 19, 21, 15, 21, 15, 25Hawks-Knicks · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22, 20, 19Blazers-Jazz · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST