FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 8, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed PHX by 1 at halftime and won 95–85.

Final · R1 · G1
DET70
ATL90
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +20
Final · R1 · G1
NYK95
MIA75
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +20
Final · R1 · G1
PHX85
POR95
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +10
Final · R1 · G1
SAC87
UTA117
Q1 UTA +17; Q2 UTA +19; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +30
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 · 1997–98May 8, 1998: 2 games. Top scorer: Glen Rice (CHH vs CHI), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · PHX @ POR

Portland takes Game 1, leads Phoenix 1–0

95–85 in Portland. The first round series continues. Isaiah Rider led Portland with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-1+5+10POR AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX1823202485
POR2218262995
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 10, 14, 15, 6, 16, 3, 5, 25POR25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 6, 8, 8, 10, 12, 7, 8, 16POR16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 22, 19, 29, 11, 14, 15, 17, 17PHX17 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
George McCloudPoints, last 10 games: 1, 8, 9, 6, 8, 13, 11, 14, 0, 15PHX15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · DET @ ATL · R1 · G1

Atlanta leads Detroit wire to wire

Atlanta was ahead at every break and won 90–70. Best quarter: the first, 28–19. Steven Smith led Atlanta with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL90–70Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg25Today

25 points today in 36 minutes, against 13.9 a game in the regular season (47 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−12.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 4 minutes, against 12.5 a game in the regular season (38 games).

Top performances

Alonzo Mourning leads the day with 27

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.
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 19, 18, 18, 29, 23, 19, 10, 27MIA vs NYK · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 18, 32, 25, 15, 35, 22, 27, 26DET @ ATL · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 10, 14, 15, 6, 16, 3, 5, 25POR vs PHX · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 9, 21, 29, 30, 14, 13, 18, 22NYK @ MIA · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 17, 15, 8, 22, 12, 21, 11, 22NYK @ MIA · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 21, 21, 29, 25, 25, 24, 29, 21UTA vs SAC · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST