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Tuesday, May 17, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed OKC by 7 after the first quarter and won 121–112.

Final · CF · G1
OKC112
DAL121
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +9
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 17, 2010: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs PHX), 40 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · OKC @ DAL

Dirk Nowitzki scores 48 as Dallas beats OKC

Dallas won 121–112. Dirk Nowitzki: 48 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists. Conference finals series: Dallas 1, OKC 0. Kevin Durant scored 40 for OKC in the loss.

Game flow · DAL 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+7+11+9DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC27213133112
DAL20353531121
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 20, 25, 33, 28, 24, 32, 17, 48DAL48 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 13, 20, 22, 15, 9, 23, 32, 24DAL24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 41, 33, 26, 22, 35, 19, 11, 39, 40OKC40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 29, 24, 23, 40, 11, 27, 14, 20OKC20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 24 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 48

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: 33, 25, 20, 25, 33, 28, 24, 32, 17, 48DAL vs OKC · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +21.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Martin SAC, Nov 2, 2009: 48 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high48 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 41, 33, 26, 22, 35, 19, 11, 39, 40OKC @ DAL · L
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1998: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 13, 20, 22, 15, 9, 23, 32, 24DAL vs OKC · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 4, 4, 7, 8, 12, 4, 22, 21DAL vs OKC · W
8.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 29, 24, 23, 40, 11, 27, 14, 20OKC @ DAL · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 1, 16, 8, 14, 7, 9, 8, 2, 17OKC @ DAL · L
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST