FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 30, 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 · G5 · Box score
Pistons83
Pacers65
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +18
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Pistons-Pacers

Richard Hamilton scores 33 as Detroit wins in Indiana

Rasheed Wallace goes for 22 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+5+9+18DET AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2516212183
Pacers1719171265
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23, 23, 20, 22, 33DET33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 18, 14, 12, 4, 10, 20, 10, 22DET22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 28, 14, 27, 17, 13, 13, 20, 13IND13 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 8, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 13IND13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 83Pacers 65
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2516212183
Pacers1719171265
The story
Metta World Peace had 13 points and 11 rebounds in a 83-65 loss to Detroit

Fred Jones added 13 PTS, 3 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 4-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the fourth 21-12, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +8+5+9+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.6Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 33 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Reg. season avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 33

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23, 23, 20, 22, 33Pistons-Pacers · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 18, 14, 12, 4, 10, 20, 10, 22Pistons-Pacers · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 28, 14, 27, 17, 13, 13, 20, 13Pacers-Pistons · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 8, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 13Pacers-Pistons · L
4.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 37, 22, 7, 21, 16, 24, 12, 11Pacers-Pistons · L
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · −8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 4, 7, 7, 14, 0, 13, 8, 9Pacers-Pistons · L
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST