FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 23, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed UTA by 2 after three quarters and won 81–75.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Spurs118
Lakers107
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +11
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Hawks78
Knicks90
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +12
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Pacers89
Sixers86
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +3
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Jazz75
Blazers81
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +6
On this day · 1997–98May 23, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Pacers), 30 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Jazz-Blazers

Portland beats Utah by 6, moves within one of advancing

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 36 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+3-2+6POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1124231775
Blazers2018182581
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 5, 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24POR24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 2, 12, 2, 14, 9, 10, 15, 14POR14 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25, 23, 25, 17UTA17 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 12, 5, 8, 16, 18, 9, 5, 17UTA17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pacers-Sixers · R2 · G4

Indiana keeps Philadelphia at arm's length

The 76ers never led at a quarter break. Indiana won by 3. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Sixers
G1 · @ INDIND94–90G2 · @ INDIND85–82G3 · @ PHIIND97–86G4 · @ PHIIND89–86
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 225, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 118, Lakers 107
225
Pacers-SixersPacers 89, Sixers 86
175
Hawks-KnicksHawks 78, Knicks 90
168
Jazz-BlazersJazz 75, Blazers 81
156
IND won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pacers-SixersPacers 89, Sixers 86
+3 IND
Jazz-BlazersJazz 75, Blazers 81
+6 POR
Spurs-LakersSpurs 118, Lakers 107
+11 SAS
Hawks-KnicksHawks 78, Knicks 90
+12 NYK
Duncan shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
GeigerPHI · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Jaren JacksonSAS · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
FoxLAL · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
57% (8-14)
CambyNYK · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 89Sixers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3119231689
Sixers1724212486
The story
Reggie Miller had 23 points as Indiana beat Philadelphia 89-86

Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 31-17, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +14+9+11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Matt Geiger led the game in fantasy with 46.6 FPTS (23 PTS, 13 REB)

Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 75Blazers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1124231775
Blazers2018182581
The story
Isaiah Rider's 24 points carried Portland past Utah, 81-75

For Utah, John Stockton had 16 PTS, 10 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 6-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 20-11, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +9+3−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Arvydas Sabonis was the fantasy play: 40.0 FPTS on 15 REB, 14 PTS

Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 118Lakers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35302132118
Lakers29223323107
The story
San Antonio beat Los Angeles 118-107 behind 33 points and 14 rebounds from Tim Duncan

Rick Fox paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

A 32-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6+14+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.1 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 20 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 27, 28, 26, 37, 21, 16, 22, 36Lakers-Spurs · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21, 37, 33Spurs-Lakers · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 30, 13, 33, 37, 35, 23, 32, 25Sixers-Pacers · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 5, 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24Blazers-Jazz · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 23, 7, 4, 6, 16, 18, 11, 23Sixers-Pacers · L
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17, 29, 23Pacers-Sixers · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST