FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 19, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Knicks trailed Heat by 15 at halftime and won 72–70.

Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Heat70
Knicks72
Q1 Knicks -5; Q2 Knicks -15; Q3 Knicks -5; Q4 Knicks +2
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Pacers106
Sixers90
Q1 Pacers +12; Q2 Pacers +3; Q3 Pacers +16; Q4 Pacers +16
On this day · 1998–99May 19, 1999: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Spurs), 28 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Heat-Knicks

New York evens the series with Miami at 3–3

Alonzo Mourning goes for 22 points

Game flow · Knicks margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-15-5+2Knicks AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2124131270
Knicks1614231972
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 12, 23, 21, 12, 24, 17, 12, 21Knicks21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 19, 12, 17, 13, 9, 12, 16, 15Knicks15 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 22, 12, 26, 17, 23, 27, 18, 22Heat22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Anthony CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 10, 8, 4, 6, 10, 6, 6, 15Heat15 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pacers-Sixers · R2 · G6

Indiana controls Philadelphia start to finish

Indiana won 106–90, leading by as many as 16 at a break. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Sixers
G1 · @ PacersPacers108–91G2 · @ PacersPacers103–97G3 · @ SixersPacers97–89G4 · @ SixersSixers92–90G5 · @ PacersSixers107–86G6 · @ SixersPacers106–90
The night in charts
Pacers-Sixers combined for 196, 54 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-SixersPacers 106, Sixers 90
196
Heat-KnicksHeat 70, Knicks 72
142
Knicks won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Heat-KnicksHeat 70, Knicks 72
+2 Knicks
Pacers-SixersPacers 106, Sixers 90
+16 Pacers
Smits shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SmitsPacers · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Mark JacksonPacers · 12 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
HoustonKnicks · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
53% (8-15)
ReggiePacers · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
53% (10-19)
ZoHeat · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
46% (6-13)
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 70Knicks 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2124131270
Knicks1614231972
The story
Patrick Ewing had 18 rebounds and 15 points as New York beat Miami 72-70

Dan Majerle led Miami with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 18 REB, 15 PTS · 6-17 FG

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Knicks took the third 23-13.

Knicks lead by quarter
200 −5−15−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 106Sixers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers37192921106
Sixers2528162190
The story
Rik Smits' 18 points carried Indiana past Philadelphia, 106-90

For Philadelphia, Aaron McKie had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-10 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-16, was where the Pacers built it.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 +12+3+16+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dale Davis was the fantasy play: 40.7 FPTS on 11 REB, 9 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.0Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
Eric SnowSixers
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Reg. season avg18.4Last 3 playoff games

18.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 34.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Reg. season avg22.1Today

22 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 7 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 25

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 34, 15, 41, 40, 19, 29, 16, 25Pacers-Sixers · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 22, 12, 26, 17, 23, 27, 18, 22Heat-Knicks · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 12, 23, 21, 12, 24, 17, 12, 21Knicks-Heat · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 17, 14, 40, 30, 12, 16, 13, 21Pacers-Sixers · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 12, 25, 10, 13, 20, 12, 13, 19Sixers-Pacers · L
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 4, 6, 4, 14, 6, 20, 15, 18Pacers-Sixers · W
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST