FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 18, 1999Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 4 after three quarters and won 93–83.

Final · R2 · G1
NYK100
ATL92
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +8
Final · R2 · G1
POR83
UTA93
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +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
On this day · 1997–98May 18, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA vs LAL), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · POR @ UTA

Utah tops Portland in Utah

Final: 93–83. Karl Malone led Utah with 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2-4+10UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR222828583
UTA1929261993
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25UTA25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 5, 18, 4, 12, 5, 8, 16, 18UTA18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22, 20, 19POR19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 12, 17, 8, 13, 8, 22, 9, 15POR15 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · NYK @ ATL · R2 · G1

New York beats Atlanta, 100–92

New York led 80–73 after three and won by 8. Allan Houston led New York with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLNYK100–92Game by game through May 18, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.5Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.5 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 19 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in the regular season (46 games). Line: 0 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 34

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.
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 21, 11, 22, 12, 18, 12, 12, 34NYK @ ATL · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +18.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 13, 18, 22, 15, 20, 10, 14, 31NYK @ ATL · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 4, 6, 4, 8, 10, 9, 6, 26ATL vs NYK · L
13.7 PPG playoffs to date
Career high26 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25UTA vs POR · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 21, 17, 19, 21, 15, 21, 15, 25ATL vs NYK · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22, 20, 19POR @ UTA · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST