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Sunday, June 19, 2005Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DET by 2 after the first quarter and won 96–95.

Final · OT · Finals · G5 · Box score
Spurs96
Pistons95
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +1
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · Spurs-Pistons

San Antonio takes Game 5, leads Detroit 3–2

Tim Duncan goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-20+10+1SAS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs21212225796
Pistons23192126695
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 33, 15, 31, 24, 18, 14, 16, 26SAS26 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 7, 15, 7, 7, 12, 6, 5, 21SAS21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 19, 14, 18, 25, 13, 20, 17, 34DET34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 21, 24, 22, 14, 14, 24, 12, 15DET15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Final · Spurs-Pistons
Spurs 96Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs21212225796
Pistons23192126695
The story
Manu Ginobili had 15 points and 9 assists as San Antonio beat Detroit 96-95 in OT

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 13 PTS, 12 REB 15 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 5-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Spurs took the second 21-19.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −20+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 34 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 33.4 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 26 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Chauncey Billups leads the day with 34

Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 19, 14, 18, 25, 13, 20, 17, 34Pistons-Spurs · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 33, 15, 31, 24, 18, 14, 16, 26Spurs-Pistons · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 7, 15, 7, 7, 12, 6, 5, 21Spurs-Pistons · W
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 18, 28, 19, 26, 27, 7, 12, 15Spurs-Pistons · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 21, 24, 22, 14, 14, 24, 12, 15Pistons-Spurs · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 18, 13, 18, 15, 12, 21, 12, 14Spurs-Pistons · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Pistons12
Shot of the night

Horry's three with 5.8 seconds left in OT puts the Spurs ahead, 96-95 final