FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 22, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DET by 4 after the first quarter and won 78–74.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Pistons74
Pacers78
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +4
On this day · 2002–03May 22, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Nets-Pistons), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Pistons-Pacers

Indiana draws first blood against Detroit

Ben Wallace goes for 22 rebounds

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+7+3+4IND AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2615171674
Pacers2226131778
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22, 7, 21IND21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 22, 25, 20, 14, 28, 14, 27, 17IND17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 15, 28, 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23DET23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 6, 28, 2, 6, 31, 11, 22, 18DET18 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 74Pacers 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2615171674
Pacers2226131778
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 21 points and 14 rebounds as Indiana beat Detroit 78-74

Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 18 PTS, 4 AST 21 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 7-20 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Pacers took the second 26-15.

IND lead by quarter
200 −4+7+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.6Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 23 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.0Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 4 points in 36 minutes.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 23

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 15, 28, 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23Pistons-Pacers · L
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22, 7, 21Pacers-Pistons · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 6, 28, 2, 6, 31, 11, 22, 18Pistons-Pacers · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 22, 25, 20, 14, 28, 14, 27, 17Pacers-Pistons · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 7, 8, 13, 4, 7, 7, 14Pacers-Pistons · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 6, 17, 1, 16, 4, 7, 10, 13Pacers-Pistons · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Pacers6