FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 9, 1998Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 11 after the first quarter and won 83–76.

Final · R2 · G3
IND76
NYK83
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +7
Final · R2 · G3
UTA64
SAS86
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +22
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 9, 1997: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Hardaway (MIA vs NYK), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · IND @ NYK

New York stays alive against Indiana

An 83–76 win in Game 3 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 2–1. Patrick Ewing led New York with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+5-4+7NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2617231076
NYK1533142183
Who led
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 34, 17, 31, 23, 22, 12, 10, 19NYK19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
John StarksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 14, 25, 6, 17, 22, 17, 20, 12NYK12 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 8, 19, 18, 18, 19, 17, 21, 23IND23 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 10, 20, 4, 6, 12, 5, 8, 16IND16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · UTA @ SAS · R2 · G3

Steady San Antonio beats Utah

Leads at every break, then an 86–64 final. David Robinson led San Antonio with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs SAS
G1 · @ UTAUTA83–82G2 · @ UTAUTA109–106G3 · @ SASSAS86–64Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 13 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 1 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg38.5Today

38 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 23

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.
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 8, 19, 18, 18, 19, 17, 21, 23IND @ NYK · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 22, 9, 26, 23, 17, 15, 16, 21, 21SAS vs UTA · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 34, 17, 31, 23, 22, 12, 10, 19NYK vs IND · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 25, 29, 19, 29, 31, 25, 22, 18UTA @ SAS · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 10, 20, 4, 6, 12, 5, 8, 16IND @ NYK · L
10.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 13, 9, 13, 18, 8, 3, 13, 14SAS vs UTA · W
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST