FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 21, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Mavs93
Thunder87
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +6
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Mavs-Thunder

Dallas takes Game 3, leads OKC 2–1

Kevin Durant goes for 24 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+15+16+14+6DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2725182393
Thunder1224203187
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 33, 28, 24, 32, 17, 48, 29, 18DAL18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 16, 10, 14, 2, 8, 11, 9, 18DAL18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 23, 40, 11, 27, 14, 20, 18, 30OKC30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 22, 35, 19, 11, 39, 40, 24, 24OKC24 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 93Thunder 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2725182393
Thunder1224203187
The story
Jason Kidd had 13 points and 8 assists as Dallas beat Oklahoma City 93-87

Shawn Marion added 18 PTS, 4 REB 13 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 4-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 27-12, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +15+16+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.0Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 18 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg19.1Last 3 playoff games

19.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 30

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 23, 40, 11, 27, 14, 20, 18, 30Thunder-Mavs · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 22, 35, 19, 11, 39, 40, 24, 24Thunder-Mavs · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 33, 28, 24, 32, 17, 48, 29, 18Mavs-Thunder · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · −10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 16, 10, 14, 2, 8, 11, 9, 18Mavs-Thunder · W
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 7, 7, 10, 11, 3, 3, 13, 13Mavs-Thunder · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 22, 15, 9, 23, 32, 24, 8, 13Mavs-Thunder · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST