FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 22, 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 · G3
SAS103
LAL91
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +12
Final · R2 · G3
UTA87
POR97
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +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 22, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs UTA), 39 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · UTA @ POR

Portland takes Game 3, leads Utah 2–1

97–87 in Portland. The conference semifinals series continues. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+17+17+10POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1614253287
POR2225252597
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 6, 23, 7, 21, 13, 10, 11, 20POR20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 7, 8, 16, 22, 20, 19, 23, 16POR16 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25, 23, 25UTA25 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 18, 6, 4, 9, 18, 8, 19, 12UTA12 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · SAS @ LAL · R2 · G3

San Antonio leads Lakers wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 103–91. Best quarter: the fourth, 36–25. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 37 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs LAL
G1 · @ SASSAS87–81G2 · @ SASSAS79–76G3 · @ LALSAS103–91Game by game through May 22, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.5Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.5 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 16 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg13.2Last 3 playoff games

13.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (45 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 37

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21, 37SAS @ LAL · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25, 23, 25UTA @ POR · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 22, 40, 29, 14, 13, 21, 16, 24LAL vs SAS · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 18, 27, 28, 26, 37, 21, 16, 22LAL vs SAS · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 3, 10, 0, 3, 10, 6, 1, 22SAS @ LAL · W
7.4 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 6, 23, 7, 21, 13, 10, 11, 20POR vs UTA · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST