FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 1, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G5
PHX101
DAL117
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +16
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 · 2004–05Jun 1, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (PHX vs SAS), 42 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · PHX @ DAL

Dirk Nowitzki scores 50 as Dallas beats Phoenix

Dallas won 117–101. Dirk Nowitzki: 50 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists. Conference finals series: Dallas 3, Phoenix 2.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+3+1+16DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX23322620101
DAL36222435117
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 31, 26, 37, 25, 30, 28, 11, 50DAL50 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 16, 17, 18, 6, 29, 22, 16, 23DAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 25, 3, 16, 17, 20, 14, 5, 26PHX26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 17, 17, 29, 27, 16, 21, 21, 20PHX20 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−25.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (29 games). Line: 26 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 50

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: 27, 28, 31, 26, 37, 25, 30, 28, 11, 50DAL vs PHX · W
28.7 PPG playoffs to date · +22.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
50 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 25, 3, 16, 17, 20, 14, 5, 26PHX @ DAL · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 16, 17, 18, 6, 29, 22, 16, 23DAL vs PHX · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 17, 17, 29, 27, 16, 21, 21, 20PHX @ DAL · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 36, 34, 30, 24, 19, 10, 15, 20PHX @ DAL · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 8, 14, 14, 34, 25, 20, 20, 16PHX @ DAL · L
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST