FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 28, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G4 · Box score
Pacers83
Pistons68
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +15
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · Pacers-Pistons

Indiana wins Game 4 over Detroit, 83–68

Metta World Peace goes for 20 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+10+20+15IND AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2920211383
Pistons1722111868
Who led
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 14, 28, 14, 27, 17, 13, 13, 20IND20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 4, 3, 13, 15, 6, 21, 3, 15IND15 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23, 23, 20, 22DET22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 2, 6, 31, 11, 22, 18, 6, 14, 21DET21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Final · Pacers-Pistons
Pacers 83Pistons 68
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2920211383
Pistons1722111868
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 13 rebounds and 12 points as Indiana beat Detroit 83-68

Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 10 PTS, 10 REB 13 REB, 12 PTS, 4 BLK · 5-11 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 29-17, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +12+10+20+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.6Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 22 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg10.6Last 3 playoff games

10.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Reg. season avg30.8Today

31 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 22

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23, 23, 20, 22Pistons-Pacers · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 2, 6, 31, 11, 22, 18, 6, 14, 21Pistons-Pacers · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 14, 28, 14, 27, 17, 13, 13, 20Pacers-Pistons · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 4, 3, 13, 15, 6, 21, 3, 15Pacers-Pistons · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 3, 7, 3, 0, 0, 2, 6, 14Pacers-Pistons · W
4.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 29, 37, 22, 7, 21, 16, 24, 12Pacers-Pistons · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Pistons1