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Tuesday, May 29, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 2 after three quarters and won 91–87.

Final · CF · G4 · Box score
Pistons87
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +4
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · Pistons-Cavs

Cleveland evens the series with Detroit at 2–2

LeBron James goes for 25 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+7-2+4CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2221242087
Cavs2624152691
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 18, 30, 20, 23, 10, 19, 32, 25CLE25 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Daniel GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 3, 0, 8, 8, 0, 9, 9, 21CLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 21, 23, 17, 21, 13, 13, 13, 23DET23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 16, 11, 16, 23, 24, 13, 7, 19DET19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 87Cavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2221242087
Cavs2624152691
The story
Daniel Gibson had 21 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 91-87

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 4-7 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 26-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+7−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.6Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.6 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 25

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 36, 18, 30, 20, 23, 10, 19, 32, 25Cavs-Pistons · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 21, 23, 17, 21, 13, 13, 13, 23Pistons-Cavs · L
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Daniel GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 3, 0, 8, 8, 0, 9, 9, 21Cavs-Pistons · W
5.7 PPG playoffs to date · +16.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 16, 11, 16, 23, 24, 13, 7, 19Pistons-Cavs · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 12, 8, 4, 16, 6, 4, 12, 19Cavs-Pistons · W
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 23, 18, 11, 17, 8, 1, 13, 15Pistons-Cavs · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Cavs6