FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 21, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Cavs61
Pistons79
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +18
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · Cavs-Pistons

Detroit finishes off Cleveland, wins the series 4–3

LeBron James goes for 27 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+2+10+18DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1523101361
Pistons2119182179
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 12, 24, 20, 10, 16, 21, 15, 20DET20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 40, 20, 17, 22, 30, 15, 17, 15DET15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 45, 32, 22, 30, 21, 22, 32, 32, 27CLE27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 16, 16, 7, 24, 9, 8, 8, 10CLE10 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 61Pistons 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1523101361
Pistons2119182179
The story
Tayshaun Prince had 20 points as Detroit beat Cleveland 79-61

Rasheed Wallace added 13 PTS, 8 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the third 18-10, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +6+2+10+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 20 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Reg. season avg44.1Today

44 minutes today, against 36.1 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 27

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 45, 32, 22, 30, 21, 22, 32, 32, 27Cavs-Pistons · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 12, 24, 20, 10, 16, 21, 15, 20Pistons-Cavs · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 40, 20, 17, 22, 30, 15, 17, 15Pistons-Cavs · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 22, 10, 29, 11, 7, 10, 24, 13Pistons-Cavs · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 17, 14, 15, 20, 11, 17, 15, 12Pistons-Cavs · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 16, 16, 7, 24, 9, 8, 8, 10Cavs-Pistons · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST