FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 14, 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 · G5
DAL87
SAS105
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +18
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 14, 2000: 3 games. Top scorer: Clifford Robinson (PHX vs LAL), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · DAL @ SAS

Tim Duncan posts 32 and 20 as San Antonio beats Dallas

32 points and 20 rebounds in a 105–87 win. San Antonio wins the conference semifinals series 4–1. Dirk Nowitzki scored 42 for Dallas in the loss.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+16+15+18SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2120232387
SAS32252226105
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 33, 18, 15, 24, 31, 25, 18, 29, 32SAS32 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 2, 3, 16, 13, 12, 13, 18, 19SAS19 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 33, 33, 18, 9, 19, 15, 30, 42DAL42 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 18, 6, 19, 8, 9, 12, 17, 14DAL14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 6 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
38.1Reg. season avg46.7Today

47 minutes today, against 38.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 42 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 42

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: 20, 15, 33, 33, 18, 9, 19, 15, 30, 42DAL @ SAS · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +20.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high42 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 33, 18, 15, 24, 31, 25, 18, 29, 32SAS vs DAL · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 2, 3, 16, 13, 12, 13, 18, 19SAS vs DAL · W
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 16, 22, 21, 11, 18, 19, 25, 16SAS vs DAL · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Juwan HowardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 18, 6, 19, 8, 9, 12, 17, 14DAL @ SAS · L
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 16, 27, 9, 2, 10, 11, 10, 11DAL @ SAS · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST