FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 31, 2000Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NYK by 15 after the first quarter and won 88–79.

Final · CF · G5
NYK79
IND88
Q1 IND -15; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +9
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 31, 1999: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS vs POR), 23 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · NYK @ IND

Indiana wins Game 5 over New York, 88–79

Conference finals series: Indiana 3, New York 2. Travis Best led Indiana with 24 points, 6 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. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15+2+8+9IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK328152479
IND1725212588
Who led
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 11, 11, 6, 0, 5, 9, 12, 24IND24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 16, 13, 21, 17, 24, 26, 18, 18IND18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 12, 21, 5, 18, 15, 28, 17, 25NYK25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 9, 12, 16, 15, 20, 21, 4, 13NYK13 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.3Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 11 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg15.5Last 3 playoff games

15.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 5 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+6.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Reg. season avg43.6Today

44 minutes today, against 36.9 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allan Houston 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.
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 12, 21, 5, 18, 15, 28, 17, 25NYK @ IND · L
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 4, 19, 11, 11, 6, 0, 5, 9, 12, 24IND vs NYK · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 16, 13, 21, 17, 24, 26, 18, 18IND vs NYK · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 40, 19, 29, 16, 25, 19, 19, 19, 24, 16IND vs NYK · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 9, 12, 16, 15, 20, 21, 4, 13NYK @ IND · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Charlie WardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 12, 7, 7, 14, 0, 14, 16, 11NYK @ IND · L
9.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST