FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 10, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by ATL (vs DET) and SAC (vs UTA).

Final · R1 · G2
DET69
ATL89
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +20
Final · R1 · G2
NYK73
MIA83
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R1 · G2
PHX99
POR110
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +11
Final · R1 · G2
SAC101
UTA90
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +11
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 10, 1998: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs SEA), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · SAC @ UTA

Sacramento evens the series with Utah at 1–1

Sacramento won Game 2, 101–90, in the first round. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-2+2+11SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC31182923101
UTA2427251490
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 24, 22, 25, 18, 17, 13, 14, 20SAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 8, 27, 5, 11, 25, 29, 12, 18SAC18 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 21, 29, 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33UTA33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 13, 18, 9, 11, 7, 12, 17, 13UTA13 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · DET @ ATL · R1 · G2

Atlanta goes up 2–0 on Detroit

Game 2 went to the Hawks, 89–69. Dikembe Mutombo led Atlanta with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · DET vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL90–70G2 · @ ATLATL89–69Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.7points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.8Reg. season avg22.5Last 2 playoff games

22.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 10.8 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 28 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg17.8Last 2 playoff games

17.8 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone 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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 21, 29, 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33UTA vs SAC · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 18, 18, 10, 5, 6, 11, 17, 28ATL vs DET · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 18, 18, 29, 23, 19, 10, 27, 26MIA vs NYK · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 31, 17, 12, 17, 8, 13, 8, 22POR vs PHX · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 8, 8, 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22POR vs PHX · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 13, 17, 22, 18, 21, 17, 19, 21ATL vs DET · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST