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Sunday, May 16, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIN by 6 after the first quarter and won 104–87.

Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Wolves87
Kings104
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +17
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Pistons81
Nets75
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +6
On this day · 2002–03May 16, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pistons), 38 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Wolves-Kings

Sacramento evens the series with Minnesota at 3–3

Richard Jefferson goes for 23 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+13+15+17SAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3014192487
Kings24332126104
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 20, 23, 14, 26, 29, 8, 12, 22SAC22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 10, 21, 13, 11, 8, 20, 0, 17SAC17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 13, 19, 5, 15, 25, 13, 34, 27MIN27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28, 30, 19, 23, 19MIN19 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pistons-Nets · R2 · G6

Detroit beats New Jersey, 81–75

Detroit led 60–57 after three and won by 6. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Nets
G1 · @ DETDET78–56G2 · @ DETDET95–80G3 · @ NJNNJN82–64G4 · @ NJNNJN94–79G5 · @ DETNJN127–120G6 · @ NJNDET81–75
Lead changes
Pistons-Nets1
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 191, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 87, Kings 104
191
Pistons-NetsPistons 81, Nets 75
156
DET won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pistons-NetsPistons 81, Nets 75
+6 DET
Wolves-KingsWolves 87, Kings 104
+17 SAC
SAC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-KingsSAC won · Wolves 87, Kings 104
6 pts
Pistons-NetsDET won · Pistons 81, Nets 75
2 pts
Cassell shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellMIN · 16 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
WebberSAC · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
BibbySAC · 16 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
50% (7-14)
KittlesNJN · 11 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 81Nets 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2327102181
Nets2511211875
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 14 points as Detroit beat New Jersey 81-75

Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 19 PTS, 7 REB 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Pistons took the second 27-11.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2+14+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 87Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3014192487
Kings24332126104
The story
Mike Bibby's 16 points and 10 assists carried Sacramento past Minnesota, 104-87

For Minnesota, Kevin Garnett had 19 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 33-14.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6+13+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.8Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg16.1Last 3 playoff games

16.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 27

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 13, 19, 5, 15, 25, 13, 34, 27Wolves-Kings · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 27, 18, 15, 28, 15, 30, 11, 24Pistons-Nets · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 13, 8, 19, 30, 19, 31, 23Nets-Pistons · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 20, 23, 14, 26, 29, 8, 12, 22Kings-Wolves · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28, 30, 19, 23, 19Wolves-Kings · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 36, 11, 19, 13, 16, 22, 19Nets-Pistons · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST