FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 20, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1
POR94
LAL109
Q1 LAL 0; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +15
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 20, 1999: 2 games. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (NYK @ ATL), 31 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · POR @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal scores 41 as Lakers beat Portland

Lakers won 109–94. Shaquille O'Neal: 41 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists. Conference finals series: Lakers 1, Portland 0.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+21+13+15LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2616302294
LAL26372224109
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41LAL41 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 17, 14, 7, 13, 10, 15, 14, 15LAL15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 16, 10, 20, 5, 4, 6, 23, 19POR19 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 0, 0, 0, 17, 19, 2, 0, 17POR17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 32.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.2rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
5.5Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.5 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 41

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: 23, 21, 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41LAL vs POR · W
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
41 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 16, 10, 20, 5, 4, 6, 23, 19POR @ LAL · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 0, 0, 0, 17, 19, 2, 0, 17POR @ LAL · L
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 17, 14, 7, 13, 10, 15, 14, 15LAL vs POR · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13LAL vs POR · W
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · −11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 22, 14, 12, 19, 21, 19, 10, 13POR @ LAL · L
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST