FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 3, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed UTA by 3 after the first quarter and won 104–93.

Final · R1 · G4
UTA93
SEA104
Q1 SEA -3; Q2 SEA +14; Q3 SEA +7; Q4 SEA +11
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 · 1998–99May 3, 1999: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (NJN @ WAS), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · UTA @ SEA

Gary Payton posts 35-10-11 as Seattle tops Utah

A triple-double in a 104–93 win. First round series: Seattle 2, Utah 2.

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+14+7+11SEA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA297352293
SEA26242826104
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 12, 43, 33, 14, 24, 20, 23, 35SEA35 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 8, 15, 22, 11, 4, 19, 14, 20SEA20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 4, 16, 10, 10, 8, 19, 10, 26UTA26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 23, 32, 10, 18, 50, 23, 30, 23UTA23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.2Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg16.6Last 3 playoff games

16.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Reg. season avg39.5Today

40 minutes today, against 29.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 1 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 35

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.
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 12, 43, 33, 14, 24, 20, 23, 35SEA vs UTA · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 4, 16, 10, 10, 8, 19, 10, 26UTA @ SEA · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 23, 32, 10, 18, 50, 23, 30, 23UTA @ SEA · L
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · −11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 8, 15, 22, 11, 4, 19, 14, 20SEA vs UTA · W
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 4, 25, 16, 23, 10, 10, 10, 15, 18SEA vs UTA · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 7, 6, 13, 8, 11, 4, 7, 16SEA vs UTA · W
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST