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Monday, May 23, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed OKC by 9 after the first quarter and won 112–105.

Final · OT · CF · G4
DAL112
OKC105
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL +7
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 23, 2010: 1 game. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (PHX vs LAL), 42 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · DAL @ OKC

Dirk Nowitzki scores 40, Dallas rallies past OKC

Dallas trailed by 9 after one and won 112–105. Conference finals series: Dallas 3, OKC 1.

Game flow · DAL 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.Final0-9-5-40+7DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DAL2232232411112
OKC312822204105
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 28, 24, 32, 17, 48, 29, 18, 40DAL40 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 15, 9, 23, 32, 24, 8, 13, 20DAL20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 35, 19, 11, 39, 40, 24, 24, 29OKC29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 40, 11, 27, 14, 20, 18, 30, 19OKC19 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.9Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 17 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg15.5Last 3 playoff games

15.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 40

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: 25, 33, 28, 24, 32, 17, 48, 29, 18, 40DAL @ OKC · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Glen Rice LAL, May 5, 1999: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 35, 19, 11, 39, 40, 24, 24, 29OKC vs DAL · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 15, 9, 23, 32, 24, 8, 13, 20DAL @ OKC · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 40, 11, 27, 14, 20, 18, 30, 19OKC vs DAL · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 7, 9, 8, 2, 17, 6, 9, 18OKC vs DAL · L
10.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 7, 10, 11, 3, 3, 13, 13, 17DAL @ OKC · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST