FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 23, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 8 at halftime and won 96–83.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Spurs96
Mavs83
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +13
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Spurs-Mavs

Tim Duncan scores 34 as San Antonio wins in Dallas

Tony Parker goes for 29 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-8+3+13SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1820312796
Mavs1828201783
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 12, 28, 36, 27, 37, 40, 32, 34SAS34 PTS · 24 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 16, 2, 14, 21, 27, 18, 19, 29SAS29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 40, 5, 18, 35, 23, 14, 13, 16DAL16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 25, 11, 16, 21, 30, 38, 23, 15DAL15 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 96Mavs 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1820312796
Mavs1828201783
The story
Bruce Bowen had 13 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 96-83

Nick Van Exel led Dallas with 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 3-9 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Spurs took the third 31-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0−8+3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.3Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Reg. season avg26.8Today

27 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 34

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 12, 28, 36, 27, 37, 40, 32, 34Spurs-Mavs · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 24 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 16, 2, 14, 21, 27, 18, 19, 29Spurs-Mavs · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 40, 5, 18, 35, 23, 14, 13, 16Mavs-Spurs · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 25, 11, 16, 21, 30, 38, 23, 15Mavs-Spurs · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 1, 16, 13, 2, 12, 0, 6, 14Mavs-Spurs · L
6.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Bruce BowenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 27, 3, 9, 12, 8, 13, 6, 13Spurs-Mavs · W
8.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST