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Thursday, June 9, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIA by 1 after the first quarter and won 112–103.

Final · Finals · G5
MIA103
DAL112
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +5; 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
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · MIA @ DAL

Dallas takes Game 5, leads Miami 3–2

112–103 in Dallas. The NBA Finals series continues. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DAL 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 Q3Final0-1+3+5+9DAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA31262224103
DAL30302428112
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27, 24, 34, 21, 29DAL29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 13, 20, 12, 12, 16, 15, 17, 21DAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22, 36, 29, 32, 23MIA23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 34, 22, 20, 19, 12, 18, 24, 19MIA19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.0Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg39Today

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

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 29

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: 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27, 24, 34, 21, 29DAL vs MIA · W
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22, 36, 29, 32, 23MIA @ DAL · L
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 13, 20, 12, 12, 16, 15, 17, 21DAL vs MIA · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 34, 22, 20, 19, 12, 18, 24, 19MIA @ DAL · L
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 22, 35, 28, 24, 20, 17, 8, 17MIA @ DAL · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Chris Webber SAC, Feb 25, 1999: 17 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
17 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 4, 7, 14, 2, 5, 6, 8, 17DAL vs MIA · W
8.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST