FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, June 21, 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 · G3 · Box score
Spurs81
Knicks89
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +8
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Spurs-Knicks

Allan Houston scores 34 in New York win over San Antonio

Tim Duncan goes for 20 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+3+3+8NYK AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2125161981
Knicks3217162489
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 15, 15, 14, 19, 32, 19, 19, 34NYK34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 15, 14, 12, 29, 20, 19, 26, 24NYK24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 12, 21, 14, 15, 20, 13, 16, 25SAS25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 33, 21, 23, 5, 18, 33, 25, 20SAS20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 81Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2125161981
Knicks3217162489
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 24 points as New York beat San Antonio 89-81

Larry Johnson added 16 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 32-21, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +11+3+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.3Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.3 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 34 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 2 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Reg. season avg45.8Today

46 minutes today, against 33.4 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 34

Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 15, 15, 14, 19, 32, 19, 19, 34Knicks-Spurs · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 12, 21, 14, 15, 20, 13, 16, 25Spurs-Knicks · L
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 15, 14, 12, 29, 20, 19, 26, 24Knicks-Spurs · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 33, 21, 23, 5, 18, 33, 25, 20Spurs-Knicks · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 22, 26, 11, 17, 8, 5, 5, 16Knicks-Spurs · W
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 19, 9, 10, 14, 15, 6, 8, 10Spurs-Knicks · L
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST