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Sunday, May 7, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 6 at halftime and won 87–85.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Mavs85
Spurs87
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +2
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Cavs86
Pistons113
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +21; Q3 DET +31; Q4 DET +27
On this day · 2004–05May 7, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Yao Ming (Rockets-Mavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Mavs-Spurs

Tim Duncan posts 31 and 13 as San Antonio beats Dallas

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 20 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6-1+2SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2923201385
Spurs2620251687
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 16, 11, 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31SAS31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 6, 25, 22, 12, 22, 21, 31, 19SAS19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 16, 20, 8, 14, 4, 10, 19, 24DAL24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 29, 36, 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20DAL20 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Cavs-Pistons · R2 · G1

Detroit never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 113–86. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET113–86
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs12
Cavs-Pistons4
The night in charts
Cavs-Pistons combined for 199, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PistonsCavs 86, Pistons 113
199
Mavs-SpursMavs 85, Spurs 87
172
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Mavs-SpursMavs 85, Spurs 87
+2 SAS
Cavs-PistonsCavs 86, Pistons 113
+27 DET
Duncan shot 12-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
50% (12-24)
LeBronCLE · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
50% (9-18)
HamiltonDET · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
50% (9-18)
PrinceDET · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
50% (8-16)
HowardDAL · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 85Spurs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2923201385
Spurs2620251687
The story
Tony Parker had 19 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 87-85

Josh Howard led Dallas with 17 PTS, 9 REB 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Spurs took the third 25-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3−6−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 86Pistons 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1632152386
Pistons26432519113
The story
Tayshaun Prince's 24 points carried Detroit past Cleveland, 113-86

For Cleveland, LeBron James had 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 43-32, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
400 +10+21+31+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chauncey Billups was the fantasy play: 40.4 FPTS on 14 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg6.8Last 3 playoff games

6.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Reg. season avg32.9Today

33 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 31

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 16, 11, 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31Spurs-Mavs · W
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 0, 6, 15, 22, 6, 18, 12, 24Pistons-Cavs · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 16, 20, 8, 14, 4, 10, 19, 24Mavs-Spurs · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32, 22Cavs-Pistons · L
33.7 PPG playoffs to date · −13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 29, 36, 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20Mavs-Spurs · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · −11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 28, 9, 21, 18, 10, 18, 40, 20Pistons-Cavs · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST