FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 7, 2001Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
DAL86
SAS100
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +14
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 7, 2000: 3 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs PHX), 37 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · DAL @ SAS

San Antonio takes Game 2, leads Dallas 2–0

100–86 in San Antonio. The conference semifinals series continues. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 25 points, 22 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+4+13+14SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL1824202486
SAS23232925100
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 42, 11, 18, 9, 33, 18, 15, 24, 31, 25SAS25 PTS · 22 REB · 6 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 9, 25, 12, 11, 16, 22, 21, 11, 18SAS18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 24, 26, 32, 8, 20, 33, 17, 24DAL24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 15, 20, 15, 33, 33, 18, 9, 19DAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.2Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 25 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg9.0Last 2 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg29.1Today

29 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan 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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 42, 11, 18, 9, 33, 18, 15, 24, 31, 25SAS vs DAL · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 22 REB · 6 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 24, 26, 32, 8, 20, 33, 17, 24DAL @ SAS · L
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 15, 20, 15, 33, 33, 18, 9, 19DAL @ SAS · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 9, 25, 12, 11, 16, 22, 21, 11, 18SAS vs DAL · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Terry PorterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 8, 2, 11, 13, 9, 4, 3, 15SAS vs DAL · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 8, 5, 4, 2, 3, 16, 13, 12SAS vs DAL · W
8.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST