FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 11, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3
POR103
UTA84
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +5; 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
On this day · 1998–99May 11, 1999: 4 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (IND vs MIL), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · POR @ UTA

Portland beats Utah, 103–84

Portland led 75–70 after three and won by 19. Arvydas Sabonis led Portland with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+6+5+19POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR30252028103
UTA2326211484
Who led
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 12, 5, 19, 17, 15, 13, 10, 22POR22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 15, 17, 12, 22, 14, 12, 19, 21POR21 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 50, 23, 30, 23, 27, 22, 15, 28UTA28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 13, 6, 15, 16, 13, 7, 2, 24UTA24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+3.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.8Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg19.2Last 3 playoff games

19.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Reg. season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 27.7 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 24 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 28

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.
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 50, 23, 30, 23, 27, 22, 15, 28UTA vs POR · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jeff HornacekPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 13, 6, 15, 16, 13, 7, 2, 24UTA vs POR · L
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 12, 5, 19, 17, 15, 13, 10, 22POR @ UTA · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 15, 17, 12, 22, 14, 12, 19, 21POR @ UTA · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 13, 5, 18, 0, 0, 0, 17, 19POR @ UTA · W
7.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 8, 19, 10, 26, 16, 2, 12, 18UTA vs POR · L
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST