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Sunday, May 28, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed PHX by 5 at halftime and won 95–88.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Mavs95
Suns88
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +7
On this day · 2004–05May 28, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Spurs), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Mavs-Suns

Dallas beats Phoenix by 7, moves within two of advancing

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 28 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-5+4+7DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2225252395
Suns2527162088
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 26, 37, 25, 30, 28DAL28 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 12, 8, 16, 17, 18, 6, 29, 22DAL22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 12, 8, 17, 17, 29, 27, 16, 21PHX21 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 11, 21, 8, 14, 14, 34, 25, 20PHX20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 95Suns 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2225252395
Suns2527162088
The story
Josh Howard had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Dallas beat Phoenix 95-88

Boris Diaw led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 25-16.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3−5+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Reg. season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 27.9 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 28

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 26, 37, 25, 30, 28Mavs-Suns · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 12, 8, 16, 17, 18, 6, 29, 22Mavs-Suns · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 12, 8, 17, 17, 29, 27, 16, 21Suns-Mavs · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 11, 21, 8, 14, 14, 34, 25, 20Suns-Mavs · L
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 11, 19, 32, 15, 27, 15, 18, 19Mavs-Suns · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 6, 15, 15, 25, 18, 3, 8, 17Suns-Mavs · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Suns9