FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 29, 1999Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1
POR76
SAS80
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +4
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 29, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ IND), 35 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · POR @ SAS

San Antonio takes Game 1, leads Portland 1–0

80–76 in San Antonio. The conference finals series continues. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+1+3+4SAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR1919182076
SAS2217202180
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21, 37, 33, 21SAS21 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 11, 17, 19, 15, 16, 10, 12, 21SAS21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 13, 10, 11, 20, 2, 15, 14, 28POR28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24, 16, 24, 13POR13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.4Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg41.8Today

42 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 28 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 2 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 28

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.
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 13, 10, 11, 20, 2, 15, 14, 28POR @ SAS · L
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21, 37, 33, 21SAS vs POR · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 11, 17, 19, 15, 16, 10, 12, 21SAS vs POR · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah RiderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 18, 12, 27, 13, 24, 16, 24, 13POR @ SAS · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 13, 7, 14, 10, 19, 12, 14, 12SAS vs POR · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Greg AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 8, 6, 3, 10, 5, 5, 3, 10POR @ SAS · L
5.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST