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Tuesday, June 7, 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 86–83.

Final · Finals · G4
MIA83
DAL86
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +3
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 4 · MIA @ DAL

Dallas pulls level with Miami

Game 4 to Dallas, 86–83. The NBA Finals series is tied 2–2. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

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 Q3Final00-2-4+3DAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2126221483
DAL2124202186
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27, 24, 34, 21DAL21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 8, 13, 20, 12, 12, 16, 15, 17DAL17 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22, 36, 29, 32MIA32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 10, 34, 22, 20, 19, 12, 18, 24MIA24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.5Reg. season avg32.3Last 3 playoff games

32.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 13 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 32

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: 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22, 36, 29, 32MIA @ DAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 10, 34, 22, 20, 19, 12, 18, 24MIA @ DAL · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27, 24, 34, 21DAL vs MIA · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 8, 13, 20, 12, 12, 16, 15, 17DAL vs MIA · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 9, 18, 7, 26, 16, 20, 10, 16DAL vs MIA · W
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 15, 8, 5, 9, 9, 13, 5, 13DAL vs MIA · W
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST