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Tuesday, May 9, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Cavs91
Pistons97
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +6
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Mavs113
Spurs91
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +22
On this day · 2004–05May 9, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Mavs), 40 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Cavs-Pistons

Detroit takes Game 2, leads Cleveland 2–0

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+16+18+6DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1620243191
Pistons2329261997
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 9, 22, 12, 18, 12, 22, 10, 29DET29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 20, 0, 6, 15, 22, 6, 18, 12, 24, 20DET20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32, 22, 30CLE30 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 7, 24, 8, 6, 6, 2, 4, 17CLE17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Spurs · R2 · G2

Dallas leads San Antonio wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 113–91. Best quarter: the second, 32–16. Josh Howard led Dallas with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS87–85G2 · @ SASDAL113–91
Lead changes
Cavs-Pistons2
Mavs-Spurs1
The night in charts
Mavs-Spurs combined for 204, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SpursMavs 113, Spurs 91
204
Cavs-PistonsCavs 91, Pistons 97
188
DET won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Cavs-PistonsCavs 91, Pistons 97
+6 DET
Mavs-SpursMavs 113, Spurs 91
+22 DAL
Duncan shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
DirkDAL · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
59% (10-17)
Devin HarrisDAL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
StackhouseDAL · 19 PTS, 1 REB, 1 BLK
50% (6-12)
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 91Pistons 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1620243191
Pistons2329261997
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 29 points as Detroit beat Cleveland 97-91

Drew Gooden led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the second 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +7+16+18+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 113Spurs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26322629113
Spurs2216282591
The story
Josh Howard's 27 points carried Dallas past San Antonio, 113-91

For San Antonio, Brent Barry had 12 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-16, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +4+20+18+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 54.3 FPTS on 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.0Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.0 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 8 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg32.7Today

33 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32, 22, 30Cavs-Pistons · L
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 9, 22, 12, 18, 12, 22, 10, 29Pistons-Cavs · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 11, 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28Spurs-Mavs · L
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 18, 7, 8, 17, 16, 24, 17, 27Mavs-Spurs · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 36, 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21Mavs-Spurs · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 4, 2, 0, 7, 4, 6, 3, 20Mavs-Spurs · W
6.7 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST