FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 4, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 13 after three quarters and won 89–84.

Final · CF · G7 · Box score
Blazers84
Lakers89
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -13; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 1998–99Jun 4, 1999: 1 game. Top scorer: Rasheed Wallace (Blazers-Spurs), 22 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 7 · Blazers-Lakers

Lakers finish off Portland, win the series 4–3

Kobe Bryant goes for 25 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3-13+5LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2319291384
Lakers1623193189
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18, 17, 33, 25LAL25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26, 25, 31, 17, 18LAL18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 11, 11, 29, 19, 34, 22, 18, 30POR30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14, 20, 13, 26, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 84Lakers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2319291384
Lakers1623193189
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 18 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 89-84

Scottie Pippen led Portland with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 31-13.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7−3−13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 30 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg12.6Last 3 playoff games

12.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg33.4Today

33 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 30

Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 11, 11, 29, 19, 34, 22, 18, 30Blazers-Lakers · L
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18, 17, 33, 25Lakers-Blazers · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26, 25, 31, 17, 18Lakers-Blazers · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14, 20, 13, 26, 18Blazers-Lakers · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 23, 19, 21, 12, 11, 22, 9, 12Blazers-Lakers · L
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 3, 8, 12, 2, 4, 9, 7, 6, 12Lakers-Blazers · W
7.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST