FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 12, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHX by 10 after the first quarter and won 105–99.

Final · OT · R2 · G3
MIA77
NYK76
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +1
Final · R2 · G3
LAL105
PHX99
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +6
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 12, 1999: 4 games. Top scorer: Clifford Robinson (PHX vs POR), 24 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · LAL @ PHX

Shaquille O'Neal scores 37, Lakers rally past Phoenix

Lakers trailed by 10 after one and won 105–99. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 3, Phoenix 0.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+2-1+6LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL18342330105
PHX2822262399
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 46, 23, 21, 25, 32, 37, 38, 37LAL37 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 23, 32, 35, 32, 17, 25, 15, 25LAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 17, 17, 19, 17, 23, 25, 27, 31PHX31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 23, 17, 11, 14, 10, 13, 30, 23PHX23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 31 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg5.4Last 3 playoff games

5.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · MIA @ NYK · R2 · G3

Miami wins Game 3 over New York, 77–76

Conference semifinals series: Miami 2, New York 1. Alonzo Mourning led Miami with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs NYK
G1 · @ MIAMIA87–83G2 · @ MIANYK82–76G3 · @ NYKMIA77–76Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
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: 38, 22, 46, 23, 21, 25, 32, 37, 38, 37LAL @ PHX · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 17, 17, 19, 17, 23, 25, 27, 31PHX vs LAL · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 23, 32, 35, 32, 17, 25, 15, 25LAL @ PHX · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 29, 11, 21, 12, 23, 21, 12, 24NYK vs MIA · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 10, 13, 20, 22, 12, 26, 17, 23MIA @ NYK · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 23, 17, 11, 14, 10, 13, 30, 23PHX vs LAL · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST