FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 8, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 90–80.

Final · Finals · G1 · Box score
Heat80
Mavs90
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +10
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · Heat-Mavs

Jason Terry scores 32, Dallas rallies past Miami

Dwyane Wade goes for 28 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+2+2+10DAL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3113241280
Mavs2323242090
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 27, 15, 18, 19, 13, 14, 17, 32DAL32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 37, 25, 30, 28, 11, 50, 24, 16DAL16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 21, 25, 32, 35, 31, 23, 14, 28MIA28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 17, 14, 21, 27, 21, 19, 28, 17MIA17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 80Mavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3113241280
Mavs2323242090
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Dallas beat Miami 90-80

Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 4-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 23-13.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −8+2+2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−22.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.2Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 28 points in 43 minutes.

Top performances

Jason Terry leads the day with 32

Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 15, 27, 15, 18, 19, 13, 14, 17, 32Mavs-Heat · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 21, 25, 32, 35, 31, 23, 14, 28Heat-Mavs · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 17, 14, 21, 27, 21, 19, 28, 17Heat-Mavs · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 23, 17, 11, 11, 7, 10, 11, 17Heat-Mavs · L
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 37, 25, 30, 28, 11, 50, 24, 16Mavs-Heat · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · −12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 13, 16, 11, 7, 10, 16, 19, 13Mavs-Heat · W
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST