FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 25, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NYK by 5 after three quarters and won 88–84.

Final · CF · G2
NYK84
IND88
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +4
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 25, 1999: 1 game. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA vs POR), 23 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · NYK @ IND

Indiana takes Game 2, leads New York 2–0

88–84 in Indiana. The conference finals series continues. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-1-5+4IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2221231884
IND2220192788
Who led
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 40, 30, 12, 16, 13, 21, 17, 24IND24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 15, 41, 40, 19, 29, 16, 25, 19, 19IND19 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 12, 5, 13, 10, 6, 8, 3, 25NYK25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 12, 24, 17, 12, 21, 5, 18, 15NYK15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.8 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Reg. season avg44.0Today

44 minutes today, against 32.6 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.7Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 15 points in 28 minutes.

Top performances

Larry Johnson 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.
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 12, 5, 13, 10, 6, 8, 3, 25NYK @ IND · L
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 40, 30, 12, 16, 13, 21, 17, 24IND vs NYK · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 15, 41, 40, 19, 29, 16, 25, 19, 19IND vs NYK · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 12, 24, 17, 12, 21, 5, 18, 15NYK @ IND · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 5, 0, 3, 5, 4, 15, 4, 12NYK @ IND · L
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rik SmitsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 4, 14, 6, 20, 15, 18, 16, 12IND vs NYK · W
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST