FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 29, 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 · G4
IND89
NYK91
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +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
On this day · 1998–99May 29, 1999: 1 game. Top scorer: Rasheed Wallace (POR @ SAS), 28 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · IND @ NYK

New York evens the series with Indiana at 2–2

New York won Game 4, 91–89, in the conference finals. Larry Johnson led New York with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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+14+17+8+2NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND1921252489
NYK3324161891
Who led
Larry JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 13, 10, 6, 8, 3, 25, 14, 25NYK25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 17, 12, 21, 5, 18, 15, 28, 17NYK17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 41, 40, 19, 29, 16, 25, 19, 19, 19, 24IND24 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 40, 30, 12, 16, 13, 21, 17, 24, 26, 18IND18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.7Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.7 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 25 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg17.5Last 3 playoff games

17.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Reg. season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 36.9 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 24 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

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: 12, 5, 13, 10, 6, 8, 3, 25, 14, 25NYK vs IND · W
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 41, 40, 19, 29, 16, 25, 19, 19, 19, 24IND @ NYK · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 40, 30, 12, 16, 13, 21, 17, 24, 26, 18IND @ NYK · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 17, 12, 21, 5, 18, 15, 28, 17NYK vs IND · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Charlie WardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 20, 12, 7, 7, 14, 0, 14, 16NYK vs IND · W
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 4, 0, 0, 4, 2, 10, 4, 16NYK vs IND · W
4.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST