FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, June 15, 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 · G5 · Box score
Lakers87
Pistons100
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +13
On this day · 2002–03Jun 15, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Nets), 21 points.
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The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · Lakers-Pistons

Detroit closes out Lakers in five

Ben Wallace goes for 22 rebounds

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+10+23+13DET AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2421142887
Pistons25302718100
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 33, 21, 12, 26, 31, 17, 21DET21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 1, 1, 12, 9, 12, 7, 8, 18DET18 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 31, 23, 20, 25, 33, 11, 20, 24LAL24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 19, 17, 25, 34, 29, 14, 36, 20LAL20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Final · Lakers-Pistons
Lakers 87Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2421142887
Pistons25302718100
The story
Richard Hamilton had 21 points as Detroit beat Los Angeles 100-87

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 6-18 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the third 27-14, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
300 +1+10+23+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.6Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 21 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 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
−9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.6Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 31 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 24

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 31, 23, 20, 25, 33, 11, 20, 24Lakers-Pistons · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 33, 21, 12, 26, 31, 17, 21Pistons-Lakers · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 19, 17, 25, 34, 29, 14, 36, 20Lakers-Pistons · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 1, 1, 12, 9, 12, 7, 8, 18Pistons-Lakers · W
10.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high18 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 0, 9, 7, 11, 5, 11, 6, 17Pistons-Lakers · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 21, 7, 10, 22, 27, 19, 23, 14Pistons-Lakers · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Pistons8