FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 16, 1999Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NYK by 6 after the first quarter and won 89–77.

Final · Finals · G1
NYK77
SAS89
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +12
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 · NBA Finals · Game 1 · NYK @ SAS

Tim Duncan posts 33 and 16 as San Antonio beats New York

33 points and 16 rebounds in an 89–77 win. NBA Finals series: San Antonio 1, New York 0.

Game flow · SAS 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+8+8+12SAS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2710261477
SAS2124261889
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 21, 37, 33, 21, 23, 5, 18, 33SAS33 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 1, 22, 20, 5, 0, 19, 11, 17SAS17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 11, 16, 15, 14, 12, 29, 20, 19NYK19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 19, 19, 15, 15, 14, 19, 32, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.4Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 17 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 7 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 33.4 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 33

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: 16, 25, 21, 37, 33, 21, 23, 5, 18, 33SAS vs NYK · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 11, 16, 15, 14, 12, 29, 20, 19NYK @ SAS · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 19, 19, 15, 15, 14, 19, 32, 19NYK @ SAS · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jaren JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 1, 22, 20, 5, 0, 19, 11, 17SAS vs NYK · W
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 16, 10, 12, 21, 14, 15, 20, 13SAS vs NYK · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 1, 5, 8, 8, 6, 2, 8, 10, 6, 13NYK @ SAS · L
5.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST