FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 2, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G6
IND93
NYK80
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND 0; Q4 IND +13
Final · CF · G6
LAL93
POR103
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +10
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 6 · LAL @ POR

Portland pulls level with Lakers

Game 6 to Portland, 103–93. The conference finals series is tied 3–3. Steven Smith led Portland with 26 points, 5 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+11+10+8+10POR AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL1524243093
POR26232232103
Who led
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14, 20, 13, 26POR26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 2, 0, 17, 12, 3, 3, 5, 20POR20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18, 17, 33LAL33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 24, 15, 41, 23, 26, 25, 31, 17LAL17 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Second story · IND @ NYK · CF · G6

Indiana closes out New York in six

Indiana won Game 6, 93–80, to take the conference finals series 4–2. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · IND vs NYK
G1 · @ INDIND102–88G2 · @ INDIND88–84G3 · @ NYKNYK98–95G4 · @ NYKNYK91–89G5 · @ INDIND88–79G6 · @ NYKIND93–80Game by game through Jun 2, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg24.5Last 3 playoff games

24.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.8 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Reggie Miller 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.
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 16, 25, 19, 19, 19, 24, 16, 34IND @ NYK · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 23, 17, 13, 12, 25, 18, 17, 33LAL @ POR · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 15, 24, 22, 10, 32, 12, 10, 32NYK vs IND · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 19, 10, 13, 24, 14, 20, 13, 26POR vs LAL · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 2, 0, 17, 12, 3, 3, 5, 20POR vs LAL · W
7.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 12, 16, 15, 20, 21, 4, 13, 18NYK vs IND · L
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST