FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, June 21, 2005Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed SAS by 1 at halftime and won 95–86.

Final · Finals · G6 · Box score
Pistons95
Spurs86
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +9
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 6 · Pistons-Spurs

Detroit pulls level with San Antonio

Tim Duncan goes for 21 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-1+4+9DET AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2323252495
Spurs2324201986
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 24, 22, 14, 14, 24, 12, 15, 23DET23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 14, 18, 25, 13, 20, 17, 34, 21DET21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 15, 31, 24, 18, 14, 16, 26, 21SAS21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 28, 19, 26, 27, 7, 12, 15, 21SAS21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Final · Pistons-Spurs
Pistons 95Spurs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2323252495
Spurs2324201986
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 16 points as Detroit beat San Antonio 95-86

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Pistons took the third 25-20.

DET lead by quarter
200 0−1+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg3.0Last 3 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 23

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 24, 22, 14, 14, 24, 12, 15, 23Pistons-Spurs · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 15, 31, 24, 18, 14, 16, 26, 21Spurs-Pistons · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 28, 19, 26, 27, 7, 12, 15, 21Spurs-Pistons · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 14, 18, 25, 13, 20, 17, 34, 21Pistons-Spurs · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 11, 20, 4, 11, 8, 14, 12, 16Pistons-Spurs · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 13, 18, 15, 12, 21, 12, 14, 15Spurs-Pistons · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Spurs23