FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 17, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G7
SAC99
DAL112
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +13
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 7 · SAC @ DAL

Dirk Nowitzki posts 30 and 19 as Dallas beats Sacramento

30 points and 19 rebounds in a 112–99 win. Dallas wins the conference semifinals series 4–3.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+5+9+13DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC1924243299
DAL23252836112
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 4, 31, 18, 24, 25, 11, 16, 21, 30DAL30 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40, 5, 18, 35, 23DAL23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 12, 7, 9, 16, 12, 13, 4, 25SAC25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 7, 3, 12, 11, 8, 9, 16, 24SAC24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg25.3Last 3 playoff games

25.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 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: 35, 4, 31, 18, 24, 25, 11, 16, 21, 30DAL vs SAC · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 12, 7, 9, 16, 12, 13, 4, 25SAC @ DAL · L
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 7, 3, 12, 11, 8, 9, 16, 24SAC @ DAL · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40, 5, 18, 35, 23DAL vs SAC · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 21, 20, 19, 31, 6, 25, 15, 18DAL vs SAC · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 13 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 14, 20, 24, 20, 16, 16, 21, 18DAL vs SAC · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST