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Monday, May 21, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CLE by 6 at halftime and won 79–76.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Cavs76
Pistons79
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +3
On this day · 2005–06May 21, 2006: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pistons), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Cavs-Pistons

Detroit takes Game 1, leads Cleveland 1–0

Rasheed Wallace goes for 15 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6+1+3DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2417142176
Pistons1916212379
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 19, 20, 24, 16, 11, 16, 23, 24DET24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 13, 13, 10, 16, 14, 15, 16, 15DET15 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 20, 8, 13, 11, 13, 16, 6, 22CLE22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 0, 2, 6, 8, 6, 3, 6, 13CLE13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 76Pistons 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2417142176
Pistons1916212379
The story
Chauncey Billups had 13 points as Detroit beat Cleveland 79-76

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 22 PTS, 13 REB 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 4-6 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Pistons took the third 21-14.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5−6+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg22.1Last 3 playoff games

22.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.8 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 9 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−9.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.3Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 10 points in 45 minutes.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 24

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 19, 20, 24, 16, 11, 16, 23, 24Pistons-Cavs · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 20, 8, 13, 11, 13, 16, 6, 22Cavs-Pistons · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 13, 13, 10, 16, 14, 15, 16, 15Pistons-Cavs · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 25, 20, 14, 21, 23, 17, 21, 13Pistons-Cavs · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 0, 2, 6, 8, 6, 3, 6, 13Cavs-Pistons · L
5.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 19, 17, 12, 23, 19, 7, 5, 13Cavs-Pistons · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Pistons11