FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 6, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAL by 6 after three quarters and won 98–92.

Final · R2 · G3
CHI99
ATL82
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +17
Final · R2 · G3
LAL92
DAL98
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL -6; Q4 DAL +6
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 · 2009–10May 6, 2010: 1 game. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (ORL vs ATL), 29 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · LAL @ DAL

Dirk Nowitzki scores 32 in Dallas win over Lakers

Final: 98–92. Dirk Nowitzki added 9 rebounds and 1 assist. Conference semifinals series: Dallas 3, Lakers 0.

Game flow · DAL 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+2-4-6+6DAL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2724212092
DAL2918193298
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33, 28, 24, 32DAL32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20, 22, 15, 9, 23DAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 17, 14, 11, 18, 18, 8, 18, 21LAL21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 16, 13, 6, 13, 14, 15, 6, 18LAL18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CHI @ ATL · R2 · G3

Chicago controls Atlanta start to finish

Chicago won 99–82, leading by as many as 17 at a break. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 44 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs ATL
G1 · @ CHIATL103–95G2 · @ CHICHI86–73G3 · @ ATLCHI99–82Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.2Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.2 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Reg. season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 32.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 44

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.
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 39, 36, 23, 15, 25, 24, 25, 44CHI @ ATL · W
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 18, 1996: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Career high44 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33, 28, 24, 32DAL vs LAL · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20, 22, 15, 9, 23DAL vs LAL · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 17, 14, 11, 18, 18, 8, 18, 21LAL @ DAL · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 7, 10, 10, 0, 5, 10, 21, 21ATL vs CHI · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 16, 13, 6, 13, 14, 15, 6, 18LAL @ DAL · L
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST