FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 20, 1999Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed ATL by 3 after the first quarter and won 77–70.

Final · R2 · G2
NYK77
ATL70
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +7
Final · R2 · G2
POR84
UTA81
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +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
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · NYK @ ATL

Latrell Sprewell scores 31 as New York wins in Atlanta

Final: 77–70. Latrell Sprewell made 8 of 16 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: New York 2, Atlanta 0.

Game flow · NYK 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 Q3Final0-3+2+2+7NYK AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK1721162377
ATL2016161870
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 18, 22, 15, 20, 10, 14, 31, 31NYK31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 27, 9, 16, 15, 11, 22, 12, 12NYK12 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 14, 18, 12, 8, 7, 17, 16, 17ATL17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Ed GrayPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 13, 2, 13ATL13 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · POR @ UTA · R2 · G2

Portland never trails at a break against Utah

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 84–81. Isaiah Rider led Portland with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · POR vs UTA
G1 · @ UTAUTA93–83G2 · @ UTAPOR84–81Game by game through May 20, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.5Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.5 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 23 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 7 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 31

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.
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 18, 22, 15, 20, 10, 14, 31, 31NYK @ ATL · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 16, 3, 5, 25, 17, 18, 12, 27POR @ UTA · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25, 23UTA vs POR · L
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22, 20, 19, 23POR @ UTA · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 10, 18, 6, 4, 9, 18, 8, 19UTA vs POR · L
11.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Mookie BlaylockPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 14, 18, 12, 8, 7, 17, 16, 17ATL vs NYK · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST