FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, June 5, 1999Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 5 at halftime and won 92–91.

Final · CF · G3
IND91
NYK92
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK 0; Q4 NYK +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 · 1997–98Jun 5, 1998: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (CHI @ UTA), 37 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · IND @ NYK

New York takes Game 3, leads Indiana 2–1

92–91 in New York. The conference finals series continues. Larry Johnson led New York with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 0 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 Q3Final00-50+1NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND1730222291
NYK1725272392
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 13, 9, 11, 12, 0, 15, 22, 26NYK26 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 4, 2, 11, 15, 8, 7, 4, 21NYK21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 8, 12, 25, 4, 15, 12, 6, 25IND25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 16, 14, 6, 11, 14, 6, 17, 13IND13 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.0 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in the regular season (45 games). Line: 21 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Larry Johnson leads the day with 26

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: 8, 11, 13, 9, 11, 12, 0, 15, 22, 26NYK vs IND · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 8, 12, 25, 4, 15, 12, 6, 25IND @ NYK · L
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 4, 2, 11, 15, 8, 7, 4, 21NYK vs IND · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 12, 34, 2, 17, 19, 19, 15, 15NYK vs IND · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 14, 31, 31, 17, 11, 16, 15, 14NYK vs IND · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 16, 14, 6, 11, 14, 6, 17, 13IND @ NYK · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST