FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 24, 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 · G4
ATL66
NYK79
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +13
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 24, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs UTA), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · ATL @ NYK

New York closes out Atlanta in four

New York won Game 4, 79–66, to take the conference semifinals series 4–0. Allan Houston led New York with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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+7+11+15+13NYK AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL1819141566
NYK2523181379
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 12, 18, 12, 12, 34, 2, 17, 19NYK19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 16, 15, 11, 22, 12, 12, 4, 17NYK17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 21, 15, 21, 15, 25, 9, 17, 14ATL14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 28, 8, 8, 12, 14, 8, 7, 11ATL11 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 5 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (50 games). Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.8Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.8 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Top performances

Allan Houston leads the day with 19

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.
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 12, 18, 12, 12, 34, 2, 17, 19NYK vs ATL · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 16, 15, 11, 22, 12, 12, 4, 17NYK vs ATL · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 21, 15, 21, 15, 25, 9, 17, 14ATL @ NYK · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 28, 8, 8, 12, 14, 8, 7, 11ATL @ NYK · L
12.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 15, 20, 10, 14, 31, 31, 17, 11NYK vs ATL · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Roshown McLeodPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 4, 6, 0, 2, 4, 8, 2, 10ATL @ NYK · L
4.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST