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Friday, June 2, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Pistons78
Heat95
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +17
On this day · 2004–05Jun 2, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (Pistons-Heat), 21 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · Pistons-Heat

Miami closes out Detroit in six

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+11+19+17MIA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2016172578
Heat2522252395
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 16, 17, 14, 21, 27, 21, 19, 28MIA28 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 3, 12, 10, 7, 7, 0, 6, 21MIA21 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 17, 15, 22, 22, 20, 11, 16, 33DET33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 24, 13, 7, 16, 11, 12, 7, 10DET10 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 78Heat 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2016172578
Heat2522252395
The story
Jason Williams had 21 points as Miami beat Detroit 95-78

21 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 10-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the third 25-17, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+11+19+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 1 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Reg. season avg38.5Today

38 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.1Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 10 points in 42 minutes.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 33

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 17, 15, 22, 22, 20, 11, 16, 33Pistons-Heat · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 16, 17, 14, 21, 27, 21, 19, 28Heat-Pistons · W
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 3, 12, 10, 7, 7, 0, 6, 21Heat-Pistons · W
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 31, 21, 25, 32, 35, 31, 23, 14Heat-Pistons · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 20, 23, 17, 11, 11, 7, 10, 11Heat-Pistons · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 24, 13, 7, 16, 11, 12, 7, 10Pistons-Heat · L
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST