1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · R2 · G5
DAL101
SAC114
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · DAL @ SAC
Sacramento closes out Dallas in five
Sacramento won Game 5, 114–101, to take the conference semifinals series 4–1. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 26 | 27 | 20 | 28 | 101 |
| SAC | 32 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 114 |
Who led
Chris WebberSAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbySAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiDAL32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyDAL26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
Mike BibbySAC
+11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.
Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
47 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 20 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 32
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 NowitzkiDAL @ SAC · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTMichael FinleyDAL @ SAC · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 ASTChris WebberSAC vs DAL · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 ASTMike BibbySAC vs DAL · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 ASTHedo TurkogluSAC vs DAL · W
7.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTVlade DivacSAC vs DAL · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST