FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 16, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed UTA by 8 at halftime and won 81–79.

Final · R2 · G5
PHX65
LAL87
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +26; Q3 LAL +28; Q4 LAL +22
Final · R2 · G5
UTA79
POR81
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +2
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 16, 1999: 3 games. Top scorer: Grant Long (ATL vs DET), 26 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · UTA @ POR

Portland closes out Utah in five

Portland won Game 5, 81–79, to take the conference semifinals series 4–1. Scottie Pippen led Portland with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · POR 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8-2+2POR AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2120221679
POR1914282081
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 21, 16, 10, 20, 5, 4, 6, 23POR23 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 19, 17, 15, 13, 10, 22, 6, 16POR16 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 50, 23, 30, 23, 27, 22, 15, 28, 27, 27UTA27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 10, 26, 16, 2, 12, 18, 11, 18UTA18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 8 points in 33 minutes.

Second story · PHX @ LAL · R2 · G5

Lakers lead Phoenix wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 87–65. Best quarter: the second, 28–9. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 17 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL105–77G2 · @ LALLAL97–96G3 · @ PHXLAL105–99G4 · @ PHXPHX117–98G5 · @ LALLAL87–65Game by game through May 16, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Top performances

Karl Malone leads the day with 27

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: 50, 23, 30, 23, 27, 22, 15, 28, 27, 27UTA @ POR · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 21, 16, 10, 20, 5, 4, 6, 23POR vs UTA · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 10, 26, 16, 2, 12, 18, 11, 18UTA @ POR · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 35, 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17LAL vs PHX · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 19, 17, 15, 13, 10, 22, 6, 16POR vs UTA · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 46, 23, 21, 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15LAL vs PHX · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST