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Saturday, May 26, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAS by 8 after the first quarter and won 109–83.

Final · CF · G3
SAS83
UTA109
Q1 UTA -8; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +26
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 · 2005–06May 26, 2006: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs PHX), 30 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · SAS @ UTA

Deron Williams scores 31, Utah rallies past San Antonio

Utah trailed by 8 after one and won 109–83. Conference finals series: Utah 1, San Antonio 2.

Game flow · UTA 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.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4+8+26UTA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2324201683
UTA15283234109
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 31, 17, 14, 20, 2, 34, 26, 31UTA31 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 17, 30, 19, 34, 21, 20, 33, 27UTA27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 13, 16, 23, 11, 30, 21, 17, 25SAS25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 29, 33, 21, 21, 24, 27, 26, 16SAS16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.2Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 31 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 31

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.
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 31, 17, 14, 20, 2, 34, 26, 31UTA vs SAS · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 17, 30, 19, 34, 21, 20, 33, 27UTA vs SAS · W
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 13, 16, 23, 11, 30, 21, 17, 25SAS @ UTA · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 29, 33, 21, 21, 24, 27, 26, 16SAS @ UTA · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 6, 24, 10, 26, 33, 23, 17, 14SAS @ UTA · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Gordan GiricekPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 5, 10, 7, 0, 6, 4, 2, 11UTA vs SAS · W
6.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST