FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 24, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DAL by 4 after three quarters and won 121–118.

Final · CF · G1
PHX121
DAL118
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +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 · 2004–05May 24, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (PHX vs SAS), 37 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · PHX @ DAL

Boris Diaw scores 34, Phoenix holds off Dallas

Final: 121–118. Boris Diaw added 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Conference finals series: Phoenix 1, Dallas 0.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+4-4+3PHX AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX35272930121
DAL29293723118
Who led
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 19, 14, 11, 21, 8, 14, 14, 34PHX34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 31, 14, 12, 8, 17, 17, 29, 27PHX27 PTS · 5 REB · 16 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 3, 20, 24, 18, 15, 7, 2, 30DAL30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 26, 37, 25DAL25 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.8Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg34.3Today

34 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (29 games). Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Boris Diaw leads the day with 34

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.
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 19, 14, 11, 21, 8, 14, 14, 34PHX @ DAL · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +17.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 3, 20, 24, 18, 15, 7, 2, 30DAL vs PHX · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +20.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 31, 14, 12, 8, 17, 17, 29, 27PHX @ DAL · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 16 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 26, 37, 25DAL vs PHX · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 20, 13, 32, 14, 36, 34, 30, 24PHX @ DAL · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 12, 15, 19, 13, 25, 3, 16, 17PHX @ DAL · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST