FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 9, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
NYK82
MIA76
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +6
Final · R2 · G2
UTA85
POR103
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +21; Q3 POR +22; Q4 POR +18
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 9, 1999: 4 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI @ ORL), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · NYK @ MIA

New York evens the series with Miami at 1–1

New York won Game 2, 82–76, in the conference semifinals. Charlie Ward led New York with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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+8+4+9+6NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2315212382
MIA1519162676
Who led
Charlie WardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 8, 7, 0, 2, 4, 6, 9, 13NYK13 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 10, 13, 15, 15, 19, 12, 17, 13NYK13 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 16, 16, 15, 29, 24, 11, 21, 25MIA25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 18, 10, 13, 20, 22, 12, 26, 17MIA17 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Second story · UTA @ POR · R2 · G2

Portland leads Utah wire to wire

Portland was ahead at every break and won 103–85. Best quarter: the second, 32–19. Steven Smith led Portland with 19 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs POR
G1 · @ PORPOR94–75G2 · @ PORPOR103–85Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.2Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 37.2 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 11 points in 39 minutes.

Top performances

Jamal Mashburn leads the day with 25

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.
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 16, 16, 15, 29, 24, 11, 21, 25MIA vs NYK · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 24, 15, 17, 12, 22, 14, 12, 19POR vs UTA · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 18, 10, 13, 20, 22, 12, 26, 17MIA vs NYK · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 2, 13, 5, 18, 0, 0, 0, 17POR vs UTA · W
4.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 32, 10, 18, 50, 23, 30, 23, 27, 22, 15UTA @ POR · L
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · −14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 14, 12, 15, 9, 15, 15, 12, 14POR vs UTA · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST