FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 5, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G3
MIA88
DAL86
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +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 3 · MIA @ DAL

Miami goes up 2–1 on Dallas

Game 3 went to the Heat, 88–86. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MIA 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+7+5+3+2MIA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2918202188
DAL2220222286
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22, 36, 29MIA29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 30, 10, 34, 22, 20, 19, 12, 18MIA18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27, 24, 34DAL34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 24, 8, 13, 20, 12, 12, 16, 15DAL15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.0Reg. season avg28.3Last 3 playoff games

28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 3 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 34

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: 32, 17, 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27, 24, 34DAL vs MIA · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22, 36, 29MIA @ DAL · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 30, 10, 34, 22, 20, 19, 12, 18MIA @ DAL · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 15, 29, 22, 35, 28, 24, 20, 17MIA @ DAL · W
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 24, 8, 13, 20, 12, 12, 16, 15DAL vs MIA · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 9, 0, 6, 9, 4, 12, 9, 12MIA @ DAL · W
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST