FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 7, 2000Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Suns77
Lakers105
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +28
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Knicks83
Heat87
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +4
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Jazz75
Blazers94
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +19
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Knicks-Heat

Miami takes Game 1, leads New York 1–0

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 37 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+10+4MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1926231583
Heat2521221987
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 28, 18, 10, 13, 20, 22, 12, 26MIA26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 16, 16, 15, 29, 24, 11, 21MIA21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 10, 21, 29, 11, 21, 12, 23, 21NYK21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 16, 10, 13, 15, 15, 19, 12, 17NYK17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Jazz-Blazers · R2 · G1

Portland controls Utah start to finish

Portland won 94–75, leading by as many as 19 at a break. Scottie Pippen led Portland with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Blazers
G1 · @ PORPOR94–75
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 182, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 77, Lakers 105
182
Knicks-HeatKnicks 83, Heat 87
170
Jazz-BlazersJazz 75, Blazers 94
169
MIA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 83, Heat 87
+4 MIA
Jazz-BlazersJazz 75, Blazers 94
+19 POR
Suns-LakersSuns 77, Lakers 105
+28 LAL
Pippen shot 8-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PippenPOR · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
57% (8-14)
ShaqLAL · 37 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
54% (15-28)
ZoMIA · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
50% (10-20)
PennyPHX · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
50% (9-18)
MarionPHX · 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 83Heat 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1926231583
Heat2521221987
The story
Alonzo Mourning had 26 points as Miami beat New York 87-83

Patrick Ewing led New York with 17 PTS, 9 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 25-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Blazers
Jazz 75Blazers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1519271475
Blazers2321212994
The story
Portland beat Utah 94-75 behind 20 points from Scottie Pippen

Karl Malone paced Utah: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +8+10+4+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 77Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1823191777
Lakers18282930105
The story
Kobe Bryant's 25 points carried Los Angeles past Phoenix, 105-77

For Phoenix, Anfernee Hardaway had 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-17, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 0+5+15+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg4.2Last 3 playoff games

4.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Reg. season avg24.7Today

25 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 41, 33, 38, 22, 46, 23, 21, 25, 32, 37Lakers-Suns · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 28, 18, 10, 13, 20, 22, 12, 26Heat-Knicks · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 16, 20, 17, 17, 19, 17, 23, 25Suns-Lakers · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 16, 23, 23, 32, 35, 32, 17, 25Lakers-Suns · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 10, 18, 50, 23, 30, 23, 27, 22Jazz-Blazers · L
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 16, 16, 15, 29, 24, 11, 21Heat-Knicks · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST