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Thursday, June 10, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Lakers68
Pistons88
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +20
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Lakers-Pistons

Richard Hamilton scores 31 in Detroit rout of Lakers

Tayshaun Prince goes for 11 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+7+12+20DET AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1616191768
Pistons2415242588
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 23, 20, 22, 33, 21, 12, 26, 31DET31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 6, 14, 21, 7, 10, 22, 27, 19DET19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 14, 22, 19, 17, 25, 34, 29, 14LAL14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 27, 22, 31, 23, 20, 25, 33, 11LAL11 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 68Pistons 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1616191768
Pistons2415242588
The story
Chauncey Billups had 19 points as Detroit beat Los Angeles 88-68

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 8 REB 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 5-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 24-16, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +8+7+12+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.9Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−25.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg2.0Last 3 playoff games

2.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Cooling off
−10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.6Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 6 points in 34 minutes.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 31

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 23, 20, 22, 33, 21, 12, 26, 31Pistons-Lakers · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 6, 14, 21, 7, 10, 22, 27, 19Pistons-Lakers · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 14, 22, 19, 17, 25, 34, 29, 14Lakers-Pistons · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 27, 22, 31, 23, 20, 25, 33, 11Lakers-Pistons · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 5, 5, 0, 9, 7, 11, 5, 11Pistons-Lakers · W
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 4, 6, 15, 17, 4, 2, 7, 9Lakers-Pistons · L
7.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST