FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 20, 2005Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DAL by 9 at halftime and won 130–126.

Final · OT · R2 · G6
PHX130
DAL126
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +4
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 · 2003–04May 20, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (DET vs NJN), 22 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · PHX @ DAL

Steve Nash scores 39, Phoenix rallies past Dallas

Phoenix trailed by 9 at the half and won 130–126. Phoenix wins the conference semifinals series 4–2. Jason Terry scored 36 for Dallas in the loss.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-9-70+4PHX AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
PHX2825243419130
DAL3230222715126
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 13, 24, 11, 23, 27, 48, 34, 39PHX39 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 14, 23, 23, 23, 21, 19, 16, 38PHX38 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 7, 31, 13, 12, 14, 7, 17, 36DAL36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 19, 14, 28, 23, 21, 25, 34, 28DAL28 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+24.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg40.3Last 3 playoff games

40.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.5 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 39 points in 50 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg48.1Today

48 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 36 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.7Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.7 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 7 points in 32 minutes.

Top performances

Steve Nash leads the day with 39

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: 11, 12, 13, 24, 11, 23, 27, 48, 34, 39PHX @ DAL · W
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 14, 23, 23, 23, 21, 19, 16, 38PHX @ DAL · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high38 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 7, 31, 13, 12, 14, 7, 17, 36DAL vs PHX · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +20.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 19, 14, 28, 23, 21, 25, 34, 28DAL vs PHX · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 8, 21, 12, 10, 15, 29, 19, 21DAL vs PHX · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 21, 9, 14, 8, 20, 22, 29, 19DAL vs PHX · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST