FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 12, 2001Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 1 after three quarters and won 112–108.

Final · R2 · G4
SAS108
DAL112
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +4
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 12, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL @ PHX), 37 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · SAS @ DAL

Dirk Nowitzki scores 30 in Dallas win over San Antonio

Final: 112–108. Dirk Nowitzki added 9 rebounds and 1 assist. Conference semifinals series: Dallas 1, San Antonio 3.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+2-1+4DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS24333021108
DAL32272726112
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 15, 33, 33, 18, 9, 19, 15, 30DAL30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 32, 8, 20, 33, 17, 24, 10, 25DAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 33, 18, 15, 24, 31, 25, 18, 29SAS29 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 11, 16, 22, 21, 11, 18, 19, 25SAS25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 25 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 8 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 26.1 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 30

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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 15, 33, 33, 18, 9, 19, 15, 30DAL vs SAS · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 33, 18, 15, 24, 31, 25, 18, 29SAS @ DAL · L
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 32, 8, 20, 33, 17, 24, 10, 25DAL vs SAS · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 11, 16, 22, 21, 11, 18, 19, 25SAS @ DAL · L
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 4, 2, 3, 16, 13, 12, 13, 18SAS @ DAL · L
10.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 17, 18, 6, 19, 8, 9, 12, 17DAL vs SAS · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST