FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 13, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 102–88.

Final · R1 · G3
LAL88
HOU102
Q1 HOU -7; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +14
Final · R1 · G3
IND99
MIL91
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +8
Final · R1 · G3
SAS85
MIN71
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +14
Final · R1 · G3
ORL85
PHI97
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +20; Q4 PHI +12
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 13, 1998: 2 games. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs CHH), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · LAL @ HOU

Scottie Pippen posts 37 and 13 as Houston beats Lakers

37 points and 13 rebounds in a 102–88 win. First round series: Houston 1, Lakers 2.

Game flow · HOU 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+10+7+14HOU AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2717251988
HOU20342226102
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 16, 15, 14, 4, 13, 14, 3, 37HOU37 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 9, 10, 19, 12, 12, 25, 19, 30HOU30 PTS · 23 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27, 28, 26LAL26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 9, 15, 28, 17, 11, 17, 19, 13LAL13 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · IND @ MIL · R1 · G3

Indiana never trails at a break against Milwaukee

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 99–91. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs MIL
G1 · @ INDIND110–88G2 · @ INDIND108–107G3 · @ MILIND99–91Game by game through May 13, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.7Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.7 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg15.2Last 3 playoff games

15.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.2 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 30.1 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Scottie Pippen leads the day with 37

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.
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 16, 15, 14, 4, 13, 14, 3, 37HOU vs LAL · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high37 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 31, 21, 31, 27, 39, 33, 30, 13, 33PHI vs ORL · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 19, 27, 21, 6, 24, 16, 30, 33IND @ MIL · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Charles BarkleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 9, 10, 19, 12, 12, 25, 19, 30HOU vs LAL · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 23 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27, 28, 26LAL @ HOU · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 4, 24, 12, 18, 3, 21, 16, 24SAS @ MIN · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST