FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 30, 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 · G5
POR96
LAL88
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +8
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 30, 1999: 1 game. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (IND vs NYK), 19 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · POR @ LAL

Portland stays alive against Lakers

A 96–88 win in Game 5 cuts the conference finals deficit to 3–2. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+8+13+8POR AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2627271696
LAL2421222188
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29, 19, 34, 22POR22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 4, 6, 23, 19, 21, 12, 11, 22POR22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26, 25, 31LAL31 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18, 17LAL17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 22 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg18.1Last 3 playoff games

18.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 31

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: 37, 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26, 25, 31LAL vs POR · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 17, 15, 11, 11, 29, 19, 34, 22POR @ LAL · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 4, 6, 23, 19, 21, 12, 11, 22POR @ LAL · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18, 17LAL vs POR · L
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ron HarperPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 4, 7, 6, 8, 7, 12, 18, 14LAL vs POR · L
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14, 20, 13POR @ LAL · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST