FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 7, 2000Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
PHX77
LAL105
Q1 LAL 0; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +28
Final · R2 · G1
NYK83
MIA87
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA 0; Q4 MIA +4
Final · R2 · G1
UTA75
POR94
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +19
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 semifinals · Game 1 · NYK @ MIA

Miami takes Game 1, leads New York 1–0

87–83 in Miami. The conference semifinals series continues. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · MIA 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+6+10+4MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK1926231583
MIA2521221987
Who led
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 28, 18, 10, 13, 20, 22, 12, 26MIA26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 16, 16, 15, 29, 24, 11, 21MIA21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 10, 21, 29, 11, 21, 12, 23, 21NYK21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 16, 10, 13, 15, 15, 19, 12, 17NYK17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · UTA @ POR · R2 · G1

Portland controls Utah start to finish

Portland won 94–75, leading by as many as 19 at a break. Scottie Pippen led Portland with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs POR
G1 · @ PORPOR94–75Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg4.2Last 3 playoff games

4.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 1 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Reg. season avg24.7Today

25 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 37

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: 41, 33, 38, 22, 46, 23, 21, 25, 32, 37LAL vs PHX · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 28, 18, 10, 13, 20, 22, 12, 26MIA vs NYK · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 16, 20, 17, 17, 19, 17, 23, 25PHX @ LAL · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 16, 23, 23, 32, 35, 32, 17, 25LAL vs PHX · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 10, 18, 50, 23, 30, 23, 27, 22UTA @ POR · L
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 16, 16, 15, 29, 24, 11, 21MIA vs NYK · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST