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Tuesday, June 13, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DAL by 9 after three quarters and won 98–96.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Mavs96
Heat98
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA -9; Q4 MIA +2
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Mavs-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 42 as Miami beats Dallas

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 16 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+9-9+2MIA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2122341996
Heat2923163098
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 32, 35, 31, 23, 14, 28, 23, 42MIA42 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 21, 27, 21, 19, 28, 17, 5, 16MIA16 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 30, 28, 11, 50, 24, 16, 26, 30DAL30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 29, 22, 16, 23, 20, 10, 15, 21DAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Final · Mavs-Heat
Mavs 96Heat 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2122341996
Heat2923163098
The story
Udonis Haslem had 11 rebounds and 8 points as Miami beat Dallas 98-96

Erick Dampier led Dallas with 14 PTS, 9 REB 11 REB, 8 PTS, 3 STL · 3-8 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 30-19.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+9−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.1Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Reg. season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 32.5 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 42

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 32, 35, 31, 23, 14, 28, 23, 42Heat-Mavs · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
42 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 30, 28, 11, 50, 24, 16, 26, 30Mavs-Heat · L
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 29, 22, 16, 23, 20, 10, 15, 21Mavs-Heat · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 21, 27, 21, 19, 28, 17, 5, 16Heat-Mavs · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 18, 19, 13, 14, 17, 32, 16, 16Mavs-Heat · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Erick DampierPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 0, 6, 6, 6, 2, 8, 6, 14Mavs-Heat · L
5.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Heat10
Shot of the night

Payton's jumper with 9.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 98-96 final