FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 26, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 10 at halftime and won 93–91.

Final · CF · G3
LAL93
POR91
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · LAL @ POR

Lakers beat Portland by 2, move within two of advancing

Game 3: 93–91. Series: 2–1. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-10+1+2LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2223272193
POR3025162091
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26LAL26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25LAL25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 14, 9, 4, 9, 8, 10, 0, 19POR19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29, 19POR19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 12 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
38.2Reg. season avg47.7Today

48 minutes today, against 38.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 26

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: 25, 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26LAL @ POR · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25LAL @ POR · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 14, 9, 4, 9, 8, 10, 0, 19POR vs LAL · L
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29, 19POR vs LAL · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 12, 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14POR vs LAL · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 20, 5, 4, 6, 23, 19, 21, 12POR vs LAL · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST