FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 9, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 7 after the first quarter and won 101–100.

Final · R1 · G1
MIL88
IND110
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +22
Final · R1 · G1
HOU100
LAL101
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +1
Final · R1 · G1
PHI104
ORL90
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +14
Final · R1 · G1
MIN86
SAS99
Q1 SAS 0; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +13
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 9, 1998: 2 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (IND @ NYK), 23 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · HOU @ LAL

Lakers draw first blood against Houston

Lakers won Game 1 of the first round, 101–100. Glen Rice led Lakers with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+11+7+1LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU22192930100
LAL15372524101
Who led
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 10, 19, 16, 9, 5, 22, 40, 29LAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 25, 26, 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27LAL27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 13, 20, 9, 10, 19, 12, 12, 25HOU25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Hakeem OlajuwonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 16, 14, 14, 28, 20, 17, 13, 22HOU22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · MIN @ SAS · R1 · G1

San Antonio beats Minnesota by 13, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 99–86. Series: 1–0. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS99–86Game 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
+14.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.9Reg. season avg20Today

20 points today in 34 minutes, against 5.9 a game in the regular season (50 games).

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Reg. season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 29.7 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Cooling off
−6.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.9Reg. season avg8Today

8 points today in 16 minutes, against 14.9 a game in the regular season (49 games).

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 30

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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 38, 31, 21, 31, 27, 39, 33, 30PHI @ ORL · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 10, 19, 16, 9, 5, 22, 40, 29LAL vs HOU · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 25, 26, 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27LAL vs HOU · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 22, 32, 19, 19, 26, 13, 28, 26SAS vs MIN · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 13, 20, 9, 10, 19, 12, 12, 25HOU @ LAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 8, 11, 10, 18, 10, 14, 16, 24IND vs MIL · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST