FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 30, 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
NYK93
IND90
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +3
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · NYK @ IND

New York draws first blood against Indiana

New York won Game 1 of the conference finals, 93–90. Allan Houston led New York with 19 points, 2 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+4+7+3NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2519262393
IND2119232790
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 18, 12, 12, 34, 2, 17, 19, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 15, 11, 22, 12, 12, 4, 17, 16NYK16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17, 29, 23, 19IND19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 9, 9, 4, 8, 4, 6, 6, 17IND17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.4Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.4 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Cooling off
−5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.8Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.8 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Top performances

Reggie Miller 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.
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17, 29, 23, 19IND vs NYK · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 18, 12, 12, 34, 2, 17, 19, 19NYK @ IND · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 9, 9, 4, 8, 4, 6, 6, 17IND vs NYK · L
7.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 15, 11, 22, 12, 12, 4, 17, 16NYK @ IND · W
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 20, 10, 14, 31, 31, 17, 11, 16NYK @ IND · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 8, 11, 13, 9, 11, 12, 0, 15NYK @ IND · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST