FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 13, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5
DAL110
DEN124
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +14
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 · 2007–08May 13, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: David West (NOH vs SAS), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · DAL @ DEN

Carmelo Anthony scores 30 in Denver win over Dallas

Final: 124–110. Carmelo Anthony added 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Denver wins the conference semifinals series 4–1.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+14+14+14DEN AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL27282530110
DEN34352530124
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 25, 26, 34, 23, 25, 31, 41, 30DEN30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 16, 17, 13, 6, 18, 32, 24, 28DEN28 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 20, 12, 31, 28, 35, 33, 44, 32DAL32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 3, 17, 12, 15, 4, 13, 13, 19DAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.8Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg16.5Last 3 playoff games

16.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 32.6 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 32

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: 19, 14, 20, 12, 31, 28, 35, 33, 44, 32DAL @ DEN · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 25, 26, 34, 23, 25, 31, 41, 30DEN vs DAL · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 16, 17, 13, 6, 18, 32, 24, 28DEN vs DAL · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 3, 17, 12, 15, 4, 13, 13, 19DAL @ DEN · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 14, 12, 20, 15, 21, 10, 19, 18DEN vs DAL · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 10, 2, 6, 2, 8, 16, 11, 17DAL @ DEN · L
9.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST