FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, June 1, 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 · G2
NYK86
IND88
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +2
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 2 · NYK @ IND

Indiana evens the series with New York at 1–1

Indiana won Game 2, 88–86, in the conference finals. Mark Jackson led Indiana with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+11+3+2IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2224221886
IND2829141788
Who led
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 13, 16, 14, 6, 11, 14, 6, 17IND17 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17, 29, 23, 19, 16IND16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 11, 13, 9, 11, 12, 0, 15, 22NYK22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 10, 14, 31, 31, 17, 11, 16, 15NYK15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.6Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.6 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 17 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in the regular season (45 games). Line: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Larry Johnson leads the day with 22

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.
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 11, 13, 9, 11, 12, 0, 15, 22NYK @ IND · L
11.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 13, 16, 14, 6, 11, 14, 6, 17IND vs NYK · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high17 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 30, 33, 18, 17, 29, 23, 19, 16IND vs NYK · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · −7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dale DavisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 7, 4, 7, 7, 10, 10, 10, 15IND vs NYK · W
9.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 10, 14, 31, 31, 17, 11, 16, 15NYK @ IND · L
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 12, 12, 34, 2, 17, 19, 19, 15NYK @ IND · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST