FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 5, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Heat88
Mavs86
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +2
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Heat-Mavs

Miami goes up 2–1 on Dallas

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+5+3+2MIA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2918202188
Mavs2220222286
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22, 36, 29MIA29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 30, 10, 34, 22, 20, 19, 12, 18MIA18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27, 24, 34DAL34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 24, 8, 13, 20, 12, 12, 16, 15DAL15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 88Mavs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2918202188
Mavs2220222286
The story
Dwyane Wade had 29 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat Dallas 88-86

Jason Kidd led Dallas with 10 AST, 9 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 12-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+5+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.0Reg. season avg28.3Last 3 playoff games

28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 3 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 34

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 48, 29, 18, 40, 26, 27, 24, 34Mavs-Heat · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21, 22, 36, 29Heat-Mavs · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 30, 10, 34, 22, 20, 19, 12, 18Heat-Mavs · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 15, 29, 22, 35, 28, 24, 20, 17Heat-Mavs · W
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 24, 8, 13, 20, 12, 12, 16, 15Mavs-Heat · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 9, 0, 6, 9, 4, 12, 9, 12Heat-Mavs · W
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Mavs4