FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 31, 1999Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed POR by 14 at halftime and won 86–85.

Final · CF · G2
POR85
SAS86
Q1 SAS -11; Q2 SAS -14; Q3 SAS -7; Q4 SAS +1
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 31, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI vs IND), 28 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · POR @ SAS

San Antonio beats Portland by 1, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 86–85. Series: 2–0. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-14-7+1SAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR3117191885
SAS2014262686
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21, 37, 33, 21, 23SAS23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 7, 14, 10, 19, 12, 14, 12, 22SAS22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 9, 10, 15, 14, 2, 14, 5, 17POR17 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 15, 2, 11, 10, 12, 3, 2, 15POR15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.8Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.8 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 13 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 31.7 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan 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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 15, 16, 25, 21, 37, 33, 21, 23SAS vs POR · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 7, 14, 10, 19, 12, 14, 12, 22SAS vs POR · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 9, 10, 15, 14, 2, 14, 5, 17POR @ SAS · L
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 15, 2, 11, 10, 12, 3, 2, 15POR @ SAS · L
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 17, 19, 15, 16, 10, 12, 21, 14SAS vs POR · W
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 10, 11, 20, 2, 15, 14, 28, 13POR @ SAS · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST