FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 22, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed LAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 106–77.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Blazers106
Lakers77
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +23; Q4 POR +29
On this day · 1998–99May 22, 1999: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Lakers), 37 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Blazers-Lakers

Portland pulls level with Lakers

Rasheed Wallace goes for 29 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+3+23+29POR AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers22262830106
Lakers232282477
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29POR29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 14, 12, 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24POR24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23LAL23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12LAL12 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 106Lakers 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers22262830106
Lakers232282477
The story
Scottie Pippen had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Portland beat Los Angeles 106-77

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the third 28-8, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
300 −1+3+23+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg14.2Last 3 playoff games

14.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 35.1 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 29 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 29

Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29Blazers-Lakers · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 14, 12, 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24Blazers-Lakers · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23Lakers-Blazers · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 10, 20, 5, 4, 6, 23, 19, 21Blazers-Lakers · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 0, 0, 0, 17, 19, 2, 0, 17, 12Blazers-Lakers · W
7.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12Lakers-Blazers · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · −11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST