FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 19, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed IND by 7 at halftime and won 88–79.

Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Pistons88
Pacers79
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +9
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Spurs98
Sonics96
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +2
On this day · 2003–04May 19, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Kings), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Pistons-Pacers

Detroit closes out Indiana in six

Tim Duncan goes for 26 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7-1+9DET AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1920232688
Pacers2125171679
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 20, 23, 28, 14, 16, 13, 13, 28DET28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 25, 23, 11, 13, 23, 29, 13, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 12, 5, 6, 19, 17, 7, 8, 27IND27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 26, 15, 22, 22, 8, 10, 14, 22IND22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Sonics · R2 · G6

San Antonio finishes off Seattle, wins the series 4–2

98–96 in Game 6 of the conference semifinals. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Sonics
G1 · @ SASSAS103–81G2 · @ SASSAS108–91G3 · @ SEASEA92–91G4 · @ SEASEA101–89G5 · @ SASSAS103–90G6 · @ SEASAS98–96
Lead changes
Spurs-Sonics11
Pistons-Pacers3
Shot of the night

Duncan's jumper with 0.5 seconds left breaks the tie, 98-96 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Sonics combined for 194, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 98, Sonics 96
194
Pistons-PacersPistons 88, Pacers 79
167
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 98, Sonics 96
+2 SAS
Pistons-PacersPistons 88, Pacers 79
+9 DET
DET rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-PacersDET won · Pistons 88, Pacers 79
7 pts
Spurs-SonicsSAS won · Spurs 98, Sonics 96
5 pts
Reggie shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReggieIND · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
HamiltonDET · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
DanielsSEA · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
O'NealIND · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
50% (11-22)
BillupsDET · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
47% (7-15)
Final · Spurs-Sonics
Spurs 98Sonics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2032202698
Sonics2522262396
The story
Manu Ginobili had 13 points as San Antonio beat Seattle 98-96

Ray Allen led Seattle with 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 3-6 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Spurs took the second 32-22.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5+5−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 88Pacers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1920232688
Pacers2125171679
The story
Chauncey Billups' 23 points and 8 assists carried Detroit past Indiana, 88-79

For Indiana, Reggie Miller had 27 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 7-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 26-16.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2−7−1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal was the fantasy play: 45.2 FPTS on 22 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Reg. season avg17.1Last 3 playoff games

17.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.5 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Reg. season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 32.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 28

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 20, 23, 28, 14, 16, 13, 13, 28Pistons-Pacers · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 12, 5, 6, 19, 17, 7, 8, 27Pacers-Pistons · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 39, 18, 22, 25, 23, 35, 20, 26Spurs-Sonics · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 45, 30, 8, 25, 20, 32, 19, 25Sonics-Spurs · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 25, 23, 11, 13, 23, 29, 13, 23Pistons-Pacers · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 26, 15, 22, 22, 8, 10, 14, 22Pacers-Pistons · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST