FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 23, 1999Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed UTA by 2 after three quarters and won 81–75.

Final · R2 · G4
SAS118
LAL107
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +11
Final · R2 · G3
ATL78
NYK90
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +12
Final · R2 · G4
IND89
PHI86
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +3
Final · R2 · G4
UTA75
POR81
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +6
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 23, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ IND), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · UTA @ POR

Portland beats Utah by 6, moves within one of advancing

Game 4: 81–75. Series: 3–1. Isaiah Rider led Portland with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · POR 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+9+3-2+6POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1124231775
POR2018182581
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 5, 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24POR24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 2, 12, 2, 14, 9, 10, 15, 14POR14 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25, 23, 25, 17UTA17 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 12, 5, 8, 16, 18, 9, 5, 17UTA17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · IND @ PHI · R2 · G4

Indiana keeps Philadelphia at arm's length

The 76ers never led at a quarter break. Indiana won by 3. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs PHI
G1 · @ INDIND94–90G2 · @ INDIND85–82G3 · @ PHIIND97–86G4 · @ PHIIND89–86Game by game through May 23, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 17 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.1 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 20 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 27, 28, 26, 37, 21, 16, 22, 36LAL vs SAS · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21, 37, 33SAS @ LAL · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 39, 33, 30, 13, 33, 37, 35, 23, 32, 25PHI vs IND · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 5, 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24POR vs UTA · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Matt GeigerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 23, 7, 4, 6, 16, 18, 11, 23PHI vs IND · L
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17, 29, 23IND @ PHI · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST