FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 25, 1999Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NYK by 3 after the first quarter and won 78–77.

Final · Finals · G5 · Box score
Spurs78
Knicks77
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +1
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · Spurs-Knicks

Tim Duncan scores 31 as San Antonio wins in New York

Latrell Sprewell goes for 35 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+1+1SAS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2020191978
Knicks2315201977
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 23, 5, 18, 33, 25, 20, 28, 31SAS31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 14, 15, 20, 13, 16, 25, 14, 15SAS15 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 12, 29, 20, 19, 26, 24, 26, 35NYK35 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 14, 19, 32, 19, 19, 34, 20, 16NYK16 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 78Knicks 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2020191978
Knicks2315201977
The story
David Robinson had 15 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio beat New York 78-77

Allan Houston led New York with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB · 5-14 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Spurs took the second 20-15.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3+2+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg28.3Last 3 playoff games

28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg17.6Last 3 playoff games

17.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 2 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.3Reg. season avg45.3Today

45 minutes today, against 36.3 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 35

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 12, 29, 20, 19, 26, 24, 26, 35Knicks-Spurs · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +15.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 23, 5, 18, 33, 25, 20, 28, 31Spurs-Knicks · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 14, 19, 32, 19, 19, 34, 20, 16Knicks-Spurs · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 14, 15, 20, 13, 16, 25, 14, 15Spurs-Knicks · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 0, 19, 11, 17, 3, 0, 2, 11Spurs-Knicks · W
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Mario EliePoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 11, 6, 2, 9, 15, 6, 18, 10Spurs-Knicks · W
7.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST