FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 15, 1999Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIN by 5 after the first quarter and won 92–85.

Final · R1 · G4
LAL98
HOU88
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +10
Final · R1 · G4
SAS92
MIN85
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +7
Final · R1 · G4
ORL91
PHI101
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +10
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 4 · SAS @ MIN

San Antonio takes Game 4, leads Minnesota 3–1

92–85 in Minnesota. The first round series continues. David Robinson led San Antonio with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+1+7SAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2123202892
MIN2616212285
Who led
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 26, 9, 29, 23, 12, 11, 17, 19SAS19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 24, 12, 18, 3, 21, 16, 24, 17SAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 9, 17, 16, 16, 18, 16, 27MIN27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 28, 19, 18, 20, 21, 23, 23, 20MIN20 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Second story · LAL @ HOU · R1 · G4

Lakers lead Houston wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 98–88. Best quarter: the fourth, 27–24. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs HOU
G1 · @ LALLAL101–100G2 · @ LALLAL110–98G3 · @ HOUHOU102–88G4 · @ HOULAL98–88Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.7Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.7 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Reg. season avg17.4Last 3 playoff games

17.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.7 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 30.1 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal 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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27, 28, 26, 37LAL @ HOU · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 31, 27, 39, 33, 30, 13, 33, 37PHI vs ORL · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Nick AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 23, 14, 40, 8, 18, 13, 23, 29ORL @ PHI · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 9, 17, 16, 16, 18, 16, 27MIN vs SAS · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 15, 28, 17, 11, 17, 19, 13, 24LAL @ HOU · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 28, 19, 18, 20, 21, 23, 23, 20MIN vs SAS · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST