FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 27, 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 · G6
UTA80
POR92
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR 0; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +12
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 27, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs IND), 29 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · UTA @ POR

Portland finishes off Utah, wins the series 4–2

92–80 in Game 6 of the conference semifinals. Isaiah Rider led Portland with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+30+3+12POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA1824191980
POR2121222892
Who led
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 5, 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24, 16, 24POR24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 12, 12, 13, 3, 8, 1, 9, 6, 17POR17 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 9, 18, 8, 19, 12, 5, 14, 21UTA21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 8, 16, 18, 9, 5, 17, 22, 17UTA17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 24 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 31.8 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 7 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.8Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 8 points in 45 minutes.

Top performances

Isaiah Rider leads the day with 24

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.
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 5, 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24, 16, 24POR vs UTA · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 9, 18, 8, 19, 12, 5, 14, 21UTA @ POR · L
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 12, 12, 13, 3, 8, 1, 9, 6, 17POR vs UTA · W
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 8, 16, 18, 9, 5, 17, 22, 17UTA @ POR · L
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 12, 12, 10, 8, 9, 16, 6, 14UTA @ POR · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 2, 14, 9, 10, 15, 14, 2, 14POR vs UTA · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST