FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 30, 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
Knicks93
Pacers90
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +3
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Knicks-Pacers

New York draws first blood against Indiana

Mark Jackson goes for 11 assists

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+4+7+3NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2519262393
Pacers2119232790
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 18, 12, 12, 34, 2, 17, 19, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 15, 11, 22, 12, 12, 4, 17, 16NYK16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17, 29, 23, 19IND19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 9, 9, 4, 8, 4, 6, 6, 17IND17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 93Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2519262393
Pacers2119232790
The story
Allan Houston had 19 points as New York beat Indiana 93-90

Antonio Davis led Indiana with 17 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 6-15 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 25-21, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+4+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.4Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.4 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Cooling off
−5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.8Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.8 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 19

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17, 29, 23, 19Pacers-Knicks · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 18, 12, 12, 34, 2, 17, 19, 19Knicks-Pacers · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 9, 9, 4, 8, 4, 6, 6, 17Pacers-Knicks · L
7.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 15, 11, 22, 12, 12, 4, 17, 16Knicks-Pacers · W
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 20, 10, 14, 31, 31, 17, 11, 16Knicks-Pacers · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 8, 11, 13, 9, 11, 12, 0, 15Knicks-Pacers · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST