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Sunday, June 18, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DAL by 8 at halftime and won 101–100.

Final · OT · Finals · G5
DAL100
MIA101
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +1
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 · NBA Finals · Game 5 · DAL @ MIA

Dwyane Wade scores 43, Miami rallies past Dallas

Miami trailed by 8 at the half and won 101–100. NBA Finals series: Miami 3, Dallas 2. Jason Terry scored 35 for Dallas in the loss.

Game flow · MIA 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+3-8-10+1MIA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DAL213020227100
MIA241927238101
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 31, 23, 14, 28, 23, 42, 36, 43MIA43 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 21, 19, 28, 17, 5, 16, 17, 18MIA18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 13, 14, 17, 32, 16, 16, 17, 35DAL35 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 16, 23, 20, 10, 15, 21, 3, 25DAL25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.2Reg. season avg40.3Last 3 playoff games

40.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 43 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Reg. season avg50.0Today

50 minutes today, against 32.5 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 43

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 31, 23, 14, 28, 23, 42, 36, 43MIA vs DAL · W
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
43 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 13, 14, 17, 32, 16, 16, 17, 35DAL @ MIA · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 16, 23, 20, 10, 15, 21, 3, 25DAL @ MIA · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 11, 50, 24, 16, 26, 30, 16, 20DAL @ MIA · L
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 21, 19, 28, 17, 5, 16, 17, 18MIA vs DAL · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 7, 5, 3, 2, 7, 4, 15, 10MIA vs DAL · W
7.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST