FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 26, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 10 at halftime and won 93–91.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Lakers93
Blazers91
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +2
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Lakers-Blazers

Lakers beat Portland by 2, move within two of advancing

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10+1+2LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2223272193
Blazers3025162091
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26LAL26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25LAL25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 14, 9, 4, 9, 8, 10, 0, 19POR19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29, 19POR19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 93Blazers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2223272193
Blazers3025162091
The story
Kobe Bryant had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 93-91

Scottie Pippen led Portland with 12 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 11-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Lakers took the third 27-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8−10+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 12 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
38.2Reg. season avg47.7Today

48 minutes today, against 38.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 26

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26Lakers-Blazers · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25Lakers-Blazers · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 14, 9, 4, 9, 8, 10, 0, 19Blazers-Lakers · L
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29, 19Blazers-Lakers · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 12, 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14Blazers-Lakers · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 20, 5, 4, 6, 23, 19, 21, 12Blazers-Lakers · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST