FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 25, 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 · G5
POR71
UTA88
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +17
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 25, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ IND), 28 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · POR @ UTA

Utah stays alive against Portland

An 88–71 win in Game 5 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 3–2. Karl Malone led Utah with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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+10+7+11+17UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2022161371
UTA3019201988
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25, 23, 25, 17, 23UTA23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 5, 8, 16, 18, 9, 5, 17, 22UTA22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24, 16POR16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 7, 21, 13, 10, 11, 20, 2, 15POR15 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+3.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 23

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 22, 23, 20, 25, 23, 25, 17, 23UTA vs POR · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 5, 8, 16, 18, 9, 5, 17, 22UTA vs POR · W
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24, 16POR @ UTA · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 7, 21, 13, 10, 11, 20, 2, 15POR @ UTA · L
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 4, 9, 18, 8, 19, 12, 5, 14UTA vs POR · W
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 8, 22, 9, 15, 2, 11, 10, 12POR @ UTA · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST