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Thursday, May 29, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 13 after three quarters and won 90–78.

Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Spurs90
Mavs78
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS -13; Q4 SAS +12
On this day · 2001–02May 29, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Nets), 24 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · Spurs-Mavs

San Antonio finishes off Dallas, wins the series 4–2

Tim Duncan goes for 18 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-6-13+12SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2218163490
Mavs222423978
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 12, 4, 8, 17, 12, 17, 20, 24SAS24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 27, 37, 40, 32, 34, 21, 23, 18SAS18 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 35, 23, 14, 13, 16, 22, 21, 19DAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 0, 5, 2, 8, 5, 7, 12, 17DAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 90Mavs 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2218163490
Mavs222423978
The story
Malik Rose had 12 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Dallas 90-78

Michael Finley led Dallas with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 34-9.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0−6−13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.8Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 24 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Jackson leads the day with 24

Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 12, 4, 8, 17, 12, 17, 20, 24Spurs-Mavs · W
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 35, 23, 14, 13, 16, 22, 21, 19Mavs-Spurs · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 27, 37, 40, 32, 34, 21, 23, 18Spurs-Mavs · W
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Walt WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 0, 5, 2, 8, 5, 7, 12, 17Mavs-Spurs · L
5.7 PPG playoffs to date · +12.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 21, 18, 26, 29, 11, 25, 31, 13Mavs-Spurs · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 4, 4, 3, 25, 2, 8, 14, 12Spurs-Mavs · W
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST