FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 17, 1999Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 87–81.

Final · R2 · G1
PHI90
IND94
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +4
Final · R2 · G1
LAL81
SAS87
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +6
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 17, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs IND), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · LAL @ SAS

San Antonio draws first blood against Lakers

San Antonio won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 87–81. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 25 points, 7 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 Q3Final0-4+6+9+6SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2417172381
SAS2027202087
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 26, 13, 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25SAS25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 9, 29, 23, 12, 11, 17, 19, 15SAS15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27, 28, 26, 37, 21LAL21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 28, 17, 11, 17, 19, 13, 24, 21LAL21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · PHI @ IND · R2 · G1

Indiana goes up 1–0 on Philadelphia

Game 1 went to the Pacers, 94–90. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · PHI vs IND
G1 · @ INDIND94–90Game by game through May 17, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.4Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.4 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 18 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg11.4Last 3 playoff games

11.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Reg. season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 36.5 a game in the regular season (27 games). Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 35

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: 21, 31, 27, 39, 33, 30, 13, 33, 37, 35PHI @ IND · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 18, 10, 14, 16, 24, 14, 7, 27IND vs PHI · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 26, 13, 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25SAS vs LAL · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 38, 33, 26, 18, 27, 28, 26, 37, 21LAL @ SAS · L
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 28, 17, 11, 17, 19, 13, 24, 21LAL @ SAS · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 9, 5, 22, 40, 29, 14, 13, 21LAL @ SAS · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST