FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 18, 1999Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G2 · Box score
Knicks67
Spurs80
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +13
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 2 · Knicks-Spurs

San Antonio takes Game 2, leads New York 2–0

Tim Duncan goes for 25 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+5+7+13SAS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1519151867
Spurs2019172480
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 37, 33, 21, 23, 5, 18, 33, 25SAS25 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 12, 21, 14, 15, 20, 13, 16SAS16 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 16, 15, 14, 12, 29, 20, 19, 26NYK26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 19, 15, 15, 14, 19, 32, 19, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Final · Knicks-Spurs
Knicks 67Spurs 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1519151867
Spurs2019172480
The story
David Robinson had 16 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat New York 80-67

Marcus Camby led New York with 11 REB, 6 PTS 16 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the fourth 24-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5+5+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.3Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.3 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 19 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 5 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in the regular season (45 games). Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 26

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 16, 15, 14, 12, 29, 20, 19, 26Knicks-Spurs · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 37, 33, 21, 23, 5, 18, 33, 25Spurs-Knicks · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 19, 15, 15, 14, 19, 32, 19, 19Knicks-Spurs · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 12, 21, 14, 15, 20, 13, 16Spurs-Knicks · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Mario EliePoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 8, 3, 8, 11, 6, 2, 9, 15Spurs-Knicks · W
7.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 12, 14, 12, 22, 10, 16, 7, 10Spurs-Knicks · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST