FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, June 3, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed PHX by 15 after the first quarter and won 102–93.

Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Mavs102
Suns93
Q1 DAL -15; Q2 DAL -12; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +9
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · Mavs-Suns

Dallas finishes off Phoenix, wins the series 4–2

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 24 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-12-4+9DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs14252340102
Suns2922152793
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 26, 37, 25, 30, 28, 11, 50, 24DAL24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 17, 18, 6, 29, 22, 16, 23, 20DAL20 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 14, 14, 34, 25, 20, 20, 16, 30PHX30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 17, 29, 27, 16, 21, 21, 20, 19PHX19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 102Suns 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs14252340102
Suns2922152793
The story
Josh Howard had 20 points and 15 rebounds as Dallas beat Phoenix 102-93

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 19 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 40-27.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −15−12−4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Reg. season avg45.5Today

46 minutes today, against 32.5 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 20 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Boris Diaw leads the day with 30

Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 14, 14, 34, 25, 20, 20, 16, 30Suns-Mavs · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 26, 37, 25, 30, 28, 11, 50, 24Mavs-Suns · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 17, 18, 6, 29, 22, 16, 23, 20Mavs-Suns · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 17, 29, 27, 16, 21, 21, 20, 19Suns-Mavs · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 10, 13, 16, 11, 7, 10, 16, 19Mavs-Suns · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 15, 27, 15, 18, 19, 13, 14, 17Mavs-Suns · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST