FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 3, 2001Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed UTA by 15 at halftime and won 84–83.

Final · R1 · G5
DAL84
UTA83
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -15; Q3 DAL -14; Q4 DAL +1
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 · 1999–00May 3, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Gary Payton (SEA vs UTA), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · DAL @ UTA

Michael Finley scores 33 as Dallas wins in Utah

Final: 84–83. Michael Finley made 13 of 24 shots from the field. First round series: Dallas 3, Utah 2.

Game flow · DAL 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 Q3Final0-4-15-14+1DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL1617242784
UTA2028231283
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 26, 21, 24, 26, 32, 8, 20, 33DAL33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 11, 30, 13, 14, 17, 18, 6, 19DAL19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 14, 34, 2, 26, 34, 29, 25, 24UTA24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 5, 12, 5, 12, 24, 14, 6, 15UTA15 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg12.1Last 3 playoff games

12.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 7 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Reg. season avg45.2Today

45 minutes today, against 31.7 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 33

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.
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 26, 21, 24, 26, 32, 8, 20, 33DAL @ UTA · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 14, 34, 2, 26, 34, 29, 25, 24UTA vs DAL · L
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 11, 30, 13, 14, 17, 18, 6, 19DAL @ UTA · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 22, 14, 15, 20, 15, 33, 33, 18DAL @ UTA · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 5, 12, 5, 12, 24, 14, 6, 15UTA vs DAL · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Olden PolynicePoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 6, 2, 4, 8, 11, 0, 8, 12UTA vs DAL · L
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST