FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 15, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed GSW by 3 after the first quarter and won 100–87.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Bulls108
Pistons92
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +21; Q4 CHI +16
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Warriors87
Jazz100
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +13
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Warriors-Jazz

Utah closes out Golden State in five

Baron Davis goes for 21 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2+4+13UTA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3222191487
Jazz29232523100
Who led
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 8, 14, 8, 13, 20, 15, 12, 21UTA21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 26, 22, 35, 17, 30, 19, 34, 21UTA21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 33, 27, 20, 24, 36, 32, 15, 21GSW21 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 19, 16, 33, 16, 18, 8, 24, 16GSW16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bulls-Pistons · R2 · G5

Chicago controls Detroit start to finish

Chicago won 108–92, leading by as many as 21 at a break. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 28 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Bulls-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET95–69G2 · @ DETDET108–87G3 · @ CHIDET81–74G4 · @ CHICHI102–87G5 · @ DETCHI108–92
Lead changes
Warriors-Jazz10
Bulls-Pistons0
The night in charts
Bulls-Pistons combined for 200, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-PistonsBulls 108, Pistons 92
200
Warriors-JazzWarriors 87, Jazz 100
187
UTA won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Warriors-JazzWarriors 87, Jazz 100
+13 UTA
Bulls-PistonsBulls 108, Pistons 92
+16 CHI
Fisher shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FisherUTA · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
KirilenkoUTA · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Ben GordonCHI · 28 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
DengCHI · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
BoozerUTA · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST
56% (9-16)
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 87Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3222191487
Jazz29232523100
The story
Andrei Kirilenko had 21 points and 15 rebounds as Utah beat Golden State 100-87

Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 15 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the fourth 23-14, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3−2+4+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 108Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31283316108
Pistons2526202192
The story
Kirk Hinrich's 17 points and 13 assists carried Chicago past Detroit, 108-92

For Detroit, Chauncey Billups had 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 6-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-20, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +6+8+21+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.3Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.3 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg11.9Last 3 playoff games

11.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.5 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Ben Gordon leads the day with 28

Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 27, 27, 24, 7, 13, 16, 19, 28Bulls-Pistons · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Andrei KirilenkoPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 8, 14, 8, 13, 20, 15, 12, 21Jazz-Warriors · W
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 26, 22, 35, 17, 30, 19, 34, 21Jazz-Warriors · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 33, 27, 20, 24, 36, 32, 15, 21Warriors-Jazz · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 26, 24, 22, 18, 16, 21, 25, 20Bulls-Pistons · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 6, 17, 6, 7, 5, 9, 21, 20Jazz-Warriors · W
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST