FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 29, 1999Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Blazers76
Spurs80
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +4
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Blazers-Spurs

San Antonio takes Game 1, leads Portland 1–0

Tim Duncan goes for 21 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+1+3+4SAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1919182076
Spurs2217202180
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21, 37, 33, 21SAS21 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 11, 17, 19, 15, 16, 10, 12, 21SAS21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 13, 10, 11, 20, 2, 15, 14, 28POR28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24, 16, 24, 13POR13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 76Spurs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1919182076
Spurs2217202180
The story
David Robinson had 21 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Portland 80-76

Isaiah Rider led Portland with 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 22-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+1+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.4Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg41.8Today

42 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 28 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 2 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 28

Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 13, 10, 11, 20, 2, 15, 14, 28Blazers-Spurs · L
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21, 37, 33, 21Spurs-Blazers · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 11, 17, 19, 15, 16, 10, 12, 21Spurs-Blazers · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24, 16, 24, 13Blazers-Spurs · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 13, 7, 14, 10, 19, 12, 14, 12Spurs-Blazers · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 8, 6, 3, 10, 5, 5, 3, 10Blazers-Spurs · L
5.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST