FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 28, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 9 after the first quarter and won 103–91.

Final · CF · G4
LAL103
POR91
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +12
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 4 · LAL @ POR

Lakers go up 3–1 on Portland

Game 4 went to the Lakers, 103–91. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 25 points, 11 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 Q3Final0-9-5+10+12LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL16263427103
POR2522192591
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26, 25LAL25 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 13, 10, 15, 14, 15, 6, 8, 21LAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29, 19, 34POR34 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14, 20POR20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 34 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg18.2Last 3 playoff games

18.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 32.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Rasheed Wallace leads the day with 34

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: 15, 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29, 19, 34POR vs LAL · L
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +18.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26, 25LAL @ POR · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Glen RicePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 13, 10, 15, 14, 15, 6, 8, 21LAL @ POR · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14, 20POR vs LAL · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18LAL @ POR · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 5, 4, 7, 6, 8, 7, 12, 18LAL @ POR · W
7.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST