FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 19, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed MIA by 15 at halftime and won 72–70.

Final · R2 · G6
MIA70
NYK72
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -15; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +2
Final · R2 · G6
IND106
PHI90
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +16
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 19, 1999: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAS), 28 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · MIA @ NYK

New York evens the series with Miami at 3–3

New York won Game 6, 72–70, in the conference semifinals. Allan Houston led New York with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-15-5+2NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2124131270
NYK1614231972
Who led
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 12, 23, 21, 12, 24, 17, 12, 21NYK21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 19, 12, 17, 13, 9, 12, 16, 15NYK15 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 22, 12, 26, 17, 23, 27, 18, 22MIA22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Anthony CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 10, 8, 4, 6, 10, 6, 6, 15MIA15 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · IND @ PHI · R2 · G6

Indiana controls Philadelphia start to finish

Indiana won 106–90, leading by as many as 16 at a break. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs PHI
G1 · @ INDIND108–91G2 · @ INDIND103–97G3 · @ PHIIND97–89G4 · @ PHIPHI92–90G5 · @ INDPHI107–86G6 · @ PHIIND106–90Game by game through May 19, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.0Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Reg. season avg18.4Last 3 playoff games

18.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 34.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Reg. season avg22.1Today

22 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 7 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller leads the day with 25

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.
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 34, 15, 41, 40, 19, 29, 16, 25IND @ PHI · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 22, 12, 26, 17, 23, 27, 18, 22MIA @ NYK · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 12, 23, 21, 12, 24, 17, 12, 21NYK vs MIA · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 17, 14, 40, 30, 12, 16, 13, 21IND @ PHI · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 12, 25, 10, 13, 20, 12, 13, 19PHI vs IND · L
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 4, 6, 4, 14, 6, 20, 15, 18IND @ PHI · W
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST