FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 2, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Pacers93
Knicks80
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +9; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +13
Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Lakers93
Blazers103
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +10
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · Lakers-Blazers

Portland pulls level with Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 33 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+10+8+10POR AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1524243093
Blazers26232232103
Who led
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14, 20, 13, 26POR26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 2, 0, 17, 12, 3, 3, 5, 20POR20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18, 17, 33LAL33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26, 25, 31, 17LAL17 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pacers-Knicks · CF · G6

Indiana closes out New York in six

Indiana won Game 6, 93–80, to take the conference finals series 4–2. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Pacers-Knicks
G1 · @ INDIND102–88G2 · @ INDIND88–84G3 · @ NYKNYK98–95G4 · @ NYKNYK91–89G5 · @ INDIND88–79G6 · @ NYKIND93–80
The night in charts
Lakers-Blazers combined for 196, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-BlazersLakers 93, Blazers 103
196
Pacers-KnicksPacers 93, Knicks 80
173
POR won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Lakers-BlazersLakers 93, Blazers 103
+10 POR
Pacers-KnicksPacers 93, Knicks 80
+13 IND
Wells shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WellsPOR · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Steven SmithPOR · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
56% (10-18)
StoudamirePOR · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
ReggieIND · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
53% (10-19)
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 93Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1524243093
Blazers26232232103
The story
Steven Smith had 26 points as Portland beat Los Angeles 103-93

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 26-15, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +11+10+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 93Knicks 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3020123193
Knicks2516211880
The story
Dale Davis' 16 rebounds and 9 points carried Indiana past New York, 93-80

For New York, Patrick Ewing had 18 PTS, 12 REB 16 REB, 9 PTS, 1 AST · 4-9 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-18, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+90+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg24.5Last 3 playoff games

24.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.8 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 34

Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 16, 25, 19, 19, 19, 24, 16, 34Pacers-Knicks · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18, 17, 33Lakers-Blazers · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 15, 24, 22, 10, 32, 12, 10, 32Knicks-Pacers · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14, 20, 13, 26Blazers-Lakers · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 2, 0, 17, 12, 3, 3, 5, 20Blazers-Lakers · W
7.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 12, 16, 15, 20, 21, 4, 13, 18Knicks-Pacers · L
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST