FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 31, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 92–84.

Final · Finals · G1 · Box score
Mavs84
Heat92
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +8
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · Mavs-Heat

Miami takes Game 1, leads Dallas 1–0

Dwyane Wade goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-1+4+8MIA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1727172384
Heat1627222792
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 35, 33, 15, 29, 22, 35, 28, 24MIA24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22MIA22 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 32, 17, 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27DAL27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 2, 8, 11, 9, 18, 7, 26, 16DAL16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Final · Mavs-Heat
Mavs 84Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1727172384
Heat1627222792
The story
LeBron James had 24 points as Miami beat Dallas 92-84

Shawn Marion led Dallas with 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Heat took the third 22-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1−1+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.0Reg. season avg31.0Last 3 playoff games

31.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg17.2Last 3 playoff games

17.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.5Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 27

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 32, 17, 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27Mavs-Heat · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 35, 33, 15, 29, 22, 35, 28, 24Heat-Mavs · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22Heat-Mavs · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 20, 14, 30, 10, 34, 22, 20, 19Heat-Mavs · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 2, 8, 11, 9, 18, 7, 26, 16Mavs-Heat · L
11.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 23, 32, 24, 8, 13, 20, 12, 12Mavs-Heat · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Heat10