FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 24, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pistons trailed Pacers by 6 at halftime and won 72–67.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Pistons72
Pacers67
Q1 Pistons -5; Q2 Pistons -6; Q3 Pistons +1; Q4 Pistons +5
On this day · 2002–03May 24, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Nets-Pistons), 26 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Pistons-Pacers

Detroit pulls level with Indiana

Rasheed Wallace goes for 10 points

Game flow · Pistons margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6+1+5Pistons AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1225181772
Pacers1726111367
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 28, 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23, 23Pistons23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 15, 10, 6, 18, 14, 12, 4, 10Pistons10 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 12, 19, 4, 3, 13, 15, 6, 21Pacers21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22, 7, 21, 16Pacers16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 72Pacers 67
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1225181772
Pacers1726111367
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 16 points in a 72-67 loss to Detroit

Reggie Miller added 21 PTS, 6 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB · 6-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Pistons took the third 18-11.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 −5−6+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.6Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
Mike JamesPistons
−16.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.0Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 10 points in 37 minutes.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 23

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 28, 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23, 23Pistons-Pacers · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 12, 19, 4, 3, 13, 15, 6, 21Pacers-Pistons · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22, 7, 21, 16Pacers-Pistons · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 25, 20, 14, 28, 14, 27, 17, 13Pacers-Pistons · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 15, 10, 6, 18, 14, 12, 4, 10Pistons-Pacers · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 2, 0, 8, 2, 5, 4, 2, 9Pistons-Pacers · W
4.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Pacers11