FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 12, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 5 after the first quarter and won 97–73.

Final · R1 · G3
ATL63
DET79
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +16
Final · R1 · G3
MIA73
NYK97
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +25; Q4 NYK +24
Final · R1 · G3
POR103
PHX93
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +10
Final · OT · R1 · G3
UTA81
SAC84
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC 0; OT1 SAC +3
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 12, 1998: 2 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL @ SEA), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · MIA @ NYK

New York wins Game 3 over Miami, 97–73

First round series: New York 2, Miami 1. Latrell Sprewell led New York with 20 points, 5 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.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+8+25+24NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2512112573
NYK2025282497
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 29, 30, 14, 13, 18, 22, 15, 20NYK20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 8, 22, 12, 21, 11, 22, 12, 18NYK18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 29, 23, 19, 10, 27, 26, 18MIA18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 11, 5, 20, 18, 13, 7, 11, 14MIA14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · POR @ PHX · R1 · G3

Portland handles Phoenix by 10

The Trail Blazers won the first quarter 36–23. Final: 103–93. Brian Grant led Portland with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs PHX
G1 · @ PORPOR95–85G2 · @ PORPOR110–99G3 · @ PHXPOR103–93Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = POR 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
11.5Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.5 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Clifford Robinson leads the day with 24

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.
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 13, 25, 11, 14, 16, 9, 14, 24PHX vs POR · L
15.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 28, 8, 27, 5, 11, 25, 29, 12, 18, 22SAC vs UTA · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 29, 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33, 22UTA @ SAC · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Howard EisleyPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 0, 14, 2, 7, 6, 14, 7, 21UTA @ SAC · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 8, 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22, 20POR @ PHX · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 29, 30, 14, 13, 18, 22, 15, 20NYK vs MIA · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST