FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 23, 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
NYK88
IND102
Q1 IND +18; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +14
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 23, 1999: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs SAS), 36 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · NYK @ IND

Indiana draws first blood against New York

Indiana won Game 1 of the conference finals, 102–88. Austin Croshere led Indiana with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+4+7+14IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK1731231788
IND35172624102
Who led
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 3, 11, 20, 0, 2, 9, 6, 22IND22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 34, 15, 41, 40, 19, 29, 16, 25, 19IND19 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 11, 11, 23, 16, 24, 15, 24, 22NYK22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 17, 13, 9, 12, 16, 15, 20, 21NYK21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg8.9Last 3 playoff games

8.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 14 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−5.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.7Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 41 minutes.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 22

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.
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 11, 11, 23, 16, 24, 15, 24, 22NYK @ IND · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 3, 11, 20, 0, 2, 9, 6, 22IND vs NYK · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 17, 13, 9, 12, 16, 15, 20, 21NYK @ IND · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 34, 15, 41, 40, 19, 29, 16, 25, 19IND vs NYK · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 21, 12, 24, 17, 12, 21, 5, 18NYK @ IND · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 14, 40, 30, 12, 16, 13, 21, 17IND vs NYK · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST