FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 22, 1999Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Spurs103
Lakers91
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +12
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Jazz87
Blazers97
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +10
On this day · 1997–98May 22, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Jazz), 39 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Jazz-Blazers

Portland takes Game 3, leads Utah 2–1

Tim Duncan goes for 37 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+17+17+10POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1614253287
Blazers2225252597
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 6, 23, 7, 21, 13, 10, 11, 20POR20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22, 20, 19, 23, 16POR16 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25, 23, 25UTA25 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 18, 6, 4, 9, 18, 8, 19, 12UTA12 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Lakers · R2 · G3

San Antonio leads Lakers wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 103–91. Best quarter: the fourth, 36–25. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 37 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Lakers
G1 · @ SASSAS87–81G2 · @ SASSAS79–76G3 · @ LALSAS103–91
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 194, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 103, Lakers 91
194
Jazz-BlazersJazz 87, Blazers 97
184
POR won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Jazz-BlazersJazz 87, Blazers 97
+10 POR
Spurs-LakersSpurs 103, Lakers 91
+12 SAS
Jaren Jackson shot 9-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jaren JacksonSAS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (9-15)
ShaqLAL · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK
57% (8-14)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
Brian GrantPOR · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
HornacekUTA · 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
50% (5-10)
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 87Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1614253287
Blazers2225252597
The story
Brian Grant's 16 points and 15 rebounds carried Portland past Utah, 97-87

Rasheed Wallace chipped in 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 25-14, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +6+17+17+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 56.3 FPTS on 25 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 103Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22212436103
Lakers2019272591
The story
Jaren Jackson had 22 points as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 103-91

Glen Rice led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the fourth 36-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+4+1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.5Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.5 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 16 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg13.2Last 3 playoff games

13.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (45 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 37

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21, 37Spurs-Lakers · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25, 23, 25Jazz-Blazers · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 22, 40, 29, 14, 13, 21, 16, 24Lakers-Spurs · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 18, 27, 28, 26, 37, 21, 16, 22Lakers-Spurs · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 3, 10, 0, 3, 10, 6, 1, 22Spurs-Lakers · W
7.4 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 6, 23, 7, 21, 13, 10, 11, 20Blazers-Jazz · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST