FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 14, 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 · G4
MIA83
NYK91
Q1 NYK +5; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +8
Final · R2 · G4
LAL98
PHX117
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +19
Final · R2 · G4
POR85
UTA88
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +3
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 14, 1999: 3 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA @ SAC), 23 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · POR @ UTA

Utah avoids elimination, forces Game 5

88–85 over Portland. The conference semifinals series is 3–1. Karl Malone led Utah with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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+5+5+6+3UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2623201685
UTA3123211388
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 18, 50, 23, 30, 23, 27, 22, 15, 28, 27UTA27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 21, 4, 13, 17, 10, 9, 4, 18UTA18 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Brian GrantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 2, 5, 11, 4, 7, 0, 1, 20POR20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 17, 12, 22, 14, 12, 19, 21, 19POR19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg28.3Last 3 playoff games

28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 32 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg4.9Last 3 playoff games

4.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg38.5Today

38 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · MIA @ NYK · R2 · G4

New York never trails at a break against Miami

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 91–83. Charlie Ward led New York with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs NYK
G1 · @ MIAMIA87–83G2 · @ MIANYK82–76G3 · @ NYKMIA77–76G4 · @ NYKNYK91–83Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Top performances

Clifford Robinson leads the day with 32

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.
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 17, 11, 14, 10, 13, 30, 23, 32PHX vs LAL · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 13, 20, 22, 12, 26, 17, 23, 27MIA @ NYK · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 18, 50, 23, 30, 23, 27, 22, 15, 28, 27UTA vs POR · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 46, 23, 21, 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24LAL @ PHX · L
31.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 32, 35, 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23LAL @ PHX · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 15, 16, 0, 9, 3, 13, 4, 22PHX vs LAL · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST