FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 17, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Pacers67
Pistons86
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +19
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Sonics90
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +13
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Sonics-Spurs

Manu Ginobili goes for 39 in San Antonio win over Seattle

Ben Wallace goes for 19 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+70+10+13SAS AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1832182290
Spurs25252825103
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 32, 24, 18, 10, 28, 18, 15, 39SAS39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 11, 39, 18, 22, 25, 23, 35, 20SAS20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 33, 45, 30, 8, 25, 20, 32, 19SEA19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 17SEA17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Pistons · R2 · G5

Detroit controls Indiana start to finish

Detroit won 86–67, leading by as many as 23 at a break. Ben Wallace led Detroit with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET96–81G2 · @ DETIND92–83G3 · @ INDIND79–74G4 · @ INDDET89–76G5 · @ DETDET86–67
Lead changes
Pacers-Pistons5
Sonics-Spurs0
The night in charts
Sonics-Spurs combined for 193, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-SpursSonics 90, Spurs 103
193
Pacers-PistonsPacers 67, Pistons 86
153
SAS won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Sonics-SpursSonics 90, Spurs 103
+13 SAS
Pacers-PistonsPacers 67, Pistons 86
+19 DET
Mohammed shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MohammedSAS · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
ManuSAS · 39 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Ben WallaceDET · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
HamiltonDET · 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
50% (6-12)
DuncanSAS · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST
43% (9-21)
Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 90Spurs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1832182290
Spurs25252825103
The story
Tim Duncan had 20 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Seattle 103-90

Ray Allen led Seattle with 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 9-21 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the third 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +70+10+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Pistons
Pacers 67Pistons 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2114112167
Pistons2319271786
The story
Tayshaun Prince's 16 points and 12 rebounds carried Detroit past Indiana, 86-67

For Indiana, Stephen Jackson had 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-11, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
300 +2+7+23+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.0Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 39 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Reg. season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in the regular season (29 games). Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 39

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 32, 24, 18, 10, 28, 18, 15, 39Spurs-Sonics · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +18.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 11, 39, 18, 22, 25, 23, 35, 20Spurs-Sonics · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 29, 12, 11, 21, 3, 7, 6, 19Pistons-Pacers · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 33, 45, 30, 8, 25, 20, 32, 19Sonics-Spurs · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Nazr MohammedPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 3, 6, 10, 3, 7, 7, 2, 19Spurs-Sonics · W
7.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 17Sonics-Spurs · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST