FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 22, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed LAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 106–77.

Final · CF · G2
POR106
LAL77
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +23; Q4 POR +29
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 22, 1999: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS @ LAL), 37 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · POR @ LAL

Portland pulls level with Lakers

Game 2 to Portland, 106–77. The conference finals series is tied 1–1. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+3+23+29POR AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR22262830106
LAL232282477
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29POR29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 14, 12, 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24POR24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23LAL23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12LAL12 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg14.2Last 3 playoff games

14.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 35.1 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 29 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 29

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.
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29POR @ LAL · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 14, 12, 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24POR @ LAL · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23LAL vs POR · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 10, 20, 5, 4, 6, 23, 19, 21POR @ LAL · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 0, 0, 0, 17, 19, 2, 0, 17, 12POR @ LAL · W
7.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12LAL vs POR · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · −11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST