FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 6, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 110–102.

Final · R2 · G2
DAL110
SAC102
Q1 DAL -13; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +8
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 · 2000–01May 6, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs SAC), 44 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · DAL @ SAC

Steve Nash scores 30, Dallas rallies past Sacramento

Dallas trailed by 13 after one and won 110–102. Conference semifinals series: Dallas 1, Sacramento 1.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-1+1+8DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL23362229110
SAC36242022102
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 21, 2, 3, 21, 17, 25, 12, 30DAL30 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30, 31, 39, 23, 22DAL22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 28, 19, 24, 18, 18, 23, 20, 22SAC22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 15, 15, 20, 5, 26, 5, 11, 22SAC22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.4Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 22 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg7.5Last 2 playoff games

7.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.4Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.4 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Top performances

Steve Nash 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.
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 21, 2, 3, 21, 17, 25, 12, 30DAL @ SAC · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30, 31, 39, 23, 22DAL @ SAC · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · −8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 28, 19, 24, 18, 18, 23, 20, 22SAC vs DAL · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 15, 15, 20, 5, 26, 5, 11, 22SAC vs DAL · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 27, 11, 9, 18, 17, 3, 15, 19DAL @ SAC · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 8, 0, 7, 2, 3, 1, 7, 15SAC vs DAL · L
5.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST