FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 9, 1999Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 14 after the first quarter and won 101–94.

Final · CF · G5
NYK101
IND94
Q1 NYK -14; Q2 NYK 0; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +7
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 5 · NYK @ IND

New York beats Indiana by 7, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 101–94. Series: 3–2. Latrell Sprewell led New York with 29 points, 5 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. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-140-4+7NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK14282336101
IND2814272594
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 31, 17, 11, 16, 15, 14, 12, 29NYK29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 11, 15, 8, 7, 4, 21, 18, 21NYK21 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 17, 29, 23, 19, 16, 12, 12, 30IND30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 6, 11, 14, 6, 17, 13, 6, 16IND16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.3Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.3 in the regular season (45 games). Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 2 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Reg. season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 33.4 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 29 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 30

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: 33, 18, 17, 29, 23, 19, 16, 12, 12, 30IND vs NYK · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 31, 17, 11, 16, 15, 14, 12, 29NYK @ IND · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 11, 15, 8, 7, 4, 21, 18, 21NYK @ IND · W
10.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 2, 17, 19, 19, 15, 15, 14, 19NYK @ IND · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 11, 12, 0, 15, 22, 26, 11, 17NYK @ IND · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Mark JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 6, 11, 14, 6, 17, 13, 6, 16IND vs NYK · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST