FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 21, 1999Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3
IND97
PHI86
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +11
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 3 · IND @ PHI

Indiana handles Philadelphia by 11

The Pacers won the first quarter 28–22. Final: 97–86. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

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+6+8+9+11IND AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2821262297
PHI2219252086
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 6, 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17, 29IND29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 20, 3, 15, 6, 13, 1, 8, 15IND15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 39, 33, 30, 13, 33, 37, 35, 23, 32PHI32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 20, 7, 12, 13, 20, 10, 8, 16PHI16 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+3.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.1Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.1 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 10 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg31.2Today

31 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 32

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: 27, 39, 33, 30, 13, 33, 37, 35, 23, 32PHI vs IND · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 6, 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17, 29IND @ PHI · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 20, 7, 12, 13, 20, 10, 8, 16PHI vs IND · L
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Chris MullinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 20, 3, 15, 6, 13, 1, 8, 15IND @ PHI · W
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 10, 7, 0, 13, 16, 14, 6, 11IND @ PHI · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 10, 8, 11PHI vs IND · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST