FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 19, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 13 after the first quarter and won 113–110.

Final · CF · G1
DAL113
SAS110
Q1 DAL -13; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL -8; Q4 DAL +3
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 · 2001–02May 19, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Antoine Walker (BOS @ NJN), 27 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · DAL @ SAS

Dirk Nowitzki scores 38, Dallas rallies past San Antonio

Dallas trailed by 13 after one and won 113–110. Conference finals series: Dallas 1, San Antonio 0. Tim Duncan scored 40 for San Antonio in the loss.

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 Q3Final0-13-9-8+3DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL23342630113
SAS36302519110
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 4, 31, 18, 24, 25, 11, 16, 21, 30, 38DAL38 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 20, 24, 20, 16, 16, 21, 18, 26DAL26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28, 36, 27, 37, 40SAS40 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 17, 9, 16, 2, 14, 21, 27, 18SAS18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 14 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg38.2Today

38 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 40

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28, 36, 27, 37, 40SAS vs DAL · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 4, 31, 18, 24, 25, 11, 16, 21, 30, 38DAL @ SAS · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 20, 24, 20, 16, 16, 21, 18, 26DAL @ SAS · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 20, 19, 31, 6, 25, 15, 18, 22DAL @ SAS · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 17, 9, 16, 2, 14, 21, 27, 18SAS vs DAL · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 4, 26, 20, 36, 40, 5, 18, 35, 23, 14DAL @ SAS · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST