FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 5, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
SAC86
LAL113
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +27; Q4 LAL +27
Final · R1 · G5
SEA93
UTA96
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +3
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 5, 1999: 13 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (NJN vs MIL), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · SEA @ UTA

Utah wins Game 5 over Seattle, 96–93

First round series: Utah 3, Seattle 2. Karl Malone led Utah with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0+5+4+9+3UTA AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA1831212393
UTA2330261796
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 32, 10, 18, 50, 23, 30, 23, 27UTA27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 5, 4, 8, 10, 21, 4, 13, 17UTA17 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 43, 33, 14, 24, 20, 23, 35, 27SEA27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 15, 22, 11, 4, 19, 14, 20, 20SEA20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SAC @ LAL · R1 · G5

Lakers never trails at a break against Sacramento

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–86. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 32 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · SAC vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL117–107G2 · @ LALLAL113–89G3 · @ SACSAC99–91G4 · @ SACSAC101–88G5 · @ LALLAL113–86Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.2Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 20 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg14.8Last 3 playoff games

14.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 8 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Reg. season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 29.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 15 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 32

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 49, 41, 33, 38, 22, 46, 23, 21, 25, 32LAL vs SAC · W
29.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 43, 33, 14, 24, 20, 23, 35, 27SEA @ UTA · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 32, 10, 18, 50, 23, 30, 23, 27UTA vs SEA · W
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 36, 21, 23, 28, 22, 29, 23, 20SAC @ LAL · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 15, 22, 11, 4, 19, 14, 20, 20SEA @ UTA · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 5, 4, 8, 10, 21, 4, 13, 17UTA vs SEA · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST