FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 19, 1999Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
PHI82
IND85
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +3
Final · R2 · G2
LAL76
SAS79
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +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 19, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs IND), 41 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · PHI @ IND

Indiana wins Game 2 over Philadelphia, 85–82

Conference semifinals series: Indiana 2, Philadelphia 0. Rik Smits led Indiana with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+13+8+3IND AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI1616212982
IND2619162485
Who led
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 7, 14, 8, 6, 8, 12, 25IND25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 21, 6, 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17IND17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 39, 33, 30, 13, 33, 37, 35, 23PHI23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 22, 20, 23, 7, 4, 6, 16, 18PHI18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAL @ SAS · R2 · G2

San Antonio controls Lakers start to finish

San Antonio won 79–76, leading by as many as 10 at a break. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS87–81G2 · @ SASSAS79–76Game by game through May 19, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.8Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.8 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 23 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg14.6Last 3 playoff games

14.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.9Reg. season avg47.7Today

48 minutes today, against 37.9 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 28 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 28

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 17, 11, 17, 19, 13, 24, 21, 28LAL @ SAS · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 7, 14, 8, 6, 8, 12, 25IND vs PHI · W
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 39, 33, 30, 13, 33, 37, 35, 23PHI @ IND · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 13, 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21SAS vs LAL · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 12, 12, 14, 13, 7, 14, 10, 19SAS vs LAL · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 22, 20, 23, 7, 4, 6, 16, 18PHI @ IND · L
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST