FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 10, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pacers trailed Sixers by 5 after three quarters and won 97–89.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Suns96
Lakers97
Q1 Lakers -2; Q2 Lakers +6; Q3 Lakers +9; Q4 Lakers +1
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Pacers97
Sixers89
Q1 Pacers -1; Q2 Pacers -1; Q3 Pacers -5; Q4 Pacers +8
On this day · 1998–99May 10, 1999: 4 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Kings), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Pacers-Sixers

Indiana beats Philadelphia by 8, moves within one of advancing

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 38 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-1-5+8Pacers AHEAD ↑Sixers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2224193297
Sixers2324231989
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 21, 10, 34, 15, 41, 40, 19, 29Pacers29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 8, 14, 18, 8, 8, 2, 4, 19Pacers19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 24, 40, 13, 24, 26, 28, 28, 29Sixers29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 14, 5, 9, 12, 25, 10, 13, 20Sixers20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Suns-Lakers · R2 · G2

Lakers go up 2–0 on Phoenix

Game 2 went to the Lakers, 97–96. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 38 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Lakers
G1 · @ LakersLakers105–77G2 · @ LakersLakers97–96
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 193, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 96, Lakers 97
193
Pacers-SixersPacers 97, Sixers 89
186
Lakers won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Suns-LakersSuns 96, Lakers 97
+1 Lakers
Pacers-SixersPacers 97, Sixers 89
+8 Pacers
Pacers rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-SixersPacers won · Pacers 97, Sixers 89
5 pts
Suns-LakersLakers won · Suns 96, Lakers 97
2 pts
McKie shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McKieSixers · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
BestPacers · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
ShaqLakers · 38 PTS, 20 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
57% (16-28)
KobeLakers · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
PennySuns · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 96Lakers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2618213196
Lakers2426242397
The story
Kobe Bryant had 15 points as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 97-96

Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 30 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Lakers took the second 26-18.

Lakers lead by quarter
200 −2+6+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 97Sixers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2224193297
Sixers2324231989
The story
Reggie Miller's 29 points carried Indiana past Philadelphia, 97-89

For Philadelphia, Theo Ratliff had 13 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 11-22 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 32-19.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −1−1−5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dale Davis was the fantasy play: 43.9 FPTS on 17 REB, 10 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 29 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
Rik SmitsPacers
−7.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg43.3Today

43 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 38

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 22, 46, 23, 21, 25, 32, 37, 38Lakers-Suns · W
31.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 20, 23, 17, 11, 14, 10, 13, 30Suns-Lakers · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 24, 40, 13, 24, 26, 28, 28, 29Sixers-Pacers · L
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 21, 10, 34, 15, 41, 40, 19, 29Pacers-Sixers · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 20, 17, 17, 19, 17, 23, 25, 27Suns-Lakers · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 14, 5, 9, 12, 25, 10, 13, 20Sixers-Pacers · L
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST