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Thursday, June 2, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIA by 4 after three quarters and won 95–93.

Final · Finals · G2
DAL95
MIA93
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL 0; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 2 · DAL @ MIA

Dallas evens the series with Miami at 1–1

Dallas won Game 2, 95–93, in the NBA Finals. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Dwyane Wade scored 36 for Miami in the loss.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final000-4+2DAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2823202495
MIA2823241893
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 17, 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27, 24DAL24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 8, 11, 9, 18, 7, 26, 16, 20DAL20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22, 36MIA36 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 35, 33, 15, 29, 22, 35, 28, 24, 20MIA20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 14 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 36

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22, 36MIA vs DAL · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 17, 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27, 24DAL @ MIA · W
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 35, 33, 15, 29, 22, 35, 28, 24, 20MIA vs DAL · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 8, 11, 9, 18, 7, 26, 16, 20DAL @ MIA · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 32, 24, 8, 13, 20, 12, 12, 16DAL @ MIA · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 0, 0, 14MIA vs DAL · L
4.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST