FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 5, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NYK by 18 after the first quarter and won 93–83.

Final · R2 · G1
NYK83
IND93
Q1 IND -18; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +10
Final · R2 · G1
SAS82
UTA83
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +1
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1996–97May 5, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Shawn Kemp (SEA @ HOU), 24 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · NYK @ IND

Indiana goes up 1–0 on New York

Game 1 went to the Pacers, 93–83. Travis Best led Indiana with 18 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18+2+9+10IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK3114191983
IND1334262093
Who led
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 2, 7, 21, 7, 0, 0, 6, 18IND18 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 13, 19, 26, 7, 17, 7, 4, 18IND18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 12, 3, 14, 25, 6, 17, 22, 17NYK17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 14, 22, 17, 24, 27, 18, 30, 16NYK16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · SAS @ UTA · R2 · G1

Utah keeps San Antonio at arm's length

The Spurs never led at a quarter break. Utah won by 1. Karl Malone led Utah with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs UTA
G1 · @ UTAUTA83–82Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 14 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 33

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 32, 31, 25, 32, 16, 22, 11, 33SAS @ UTA · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 44, 21, 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29, 31, 25UTA vs SAS · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 2, 7, 21, 7, 0, 0, 6, 18IND vs NYK · W
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 13, 19, 26, 7, 17, 7, 4, 18IND vs NYK · W
10.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 12, 3, 14, 25, 6, 17, 22, 17NYK @ IND · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 22, 11, 8, 19, 18, 18, 19, 17IND vs NYK · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST