FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 10, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed PHI by 5 after three quarters and won 97–89.

Final · R2 · G2
PHX96
LAL97
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +1
Final · R2 · G3
IND97
PHI89
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +8
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 10, 1999: 4 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA vs SAC), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · IND @ PHI

Indiana beats Philadelphia by 8, moves within one of advancing

Game 3: 97–89. Series: 3–0. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 29 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Game flow · IND 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 Q3Final0-1-1-5+8IND AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2224193297
PHI2324231989
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 21, 10, 34, 15, 41, 40, 19, 29IND29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 8, 14, 18, 8, 8, 2, 4, 19IND19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 24, 40, 13, 24, 26, 28, 28, 29PHI29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 14, 5, 9, 12, 25, 10, 13, 20PHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · PHX @ LAL · R2 · G2

Lakers go up 2–0 on Phoenix

Game 2 went to the Lakers, 97–96. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 38 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL105–77G2 · @ LALLAL97–96Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 29 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg43.3Today

43 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 38

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: 33, 38, 22, 46, 23, 21, 25, 32, 37, 38LAL vs PHX · W
31.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 20, 23, 17, 11, 14, 10, 13, 30PHX @ LAL · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 24, 40, 13, 24, 26, 28, 28, 29PHI vs IND · L
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 21, 10, 34, 15, 41, 40, 19, 29IND @ PHI · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 20, 17, 17, 19, 17, 23, 25, 27PHX @ LAL · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 14, 5, 9, 12, 25, 10, 13, 20PHI vs IND · L
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST