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Thursday, May 31, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 6 after the first quarter and won 109–107.

Final · 2OT · CF · G5 · Box score
Cavs109
Pistons107
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 Cavs 0; OT2 CLE +2
On this day · 2005–06May 31, 2006: 1 game. Top scorer: Tayshaun Prince (Pistons-Heat), 29 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Cavs-Pistons

LeBron James scores 48 as Cleveland beats Detroit

Rasheed Wallace goes for 17 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-6-1000+2CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Cavs2328192199109
Pistons2923182197107
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 30, 20, 23, 10, 19, 32, 25, 48CLE48 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 13, 16, 6, 22, 3, 16, 9, 16CLE16 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 11, 16, 23, 24, 13, 7, 19, 26DET26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 23, 17, 21, 13, 13, 13, 23, 21DET21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 109Pistons 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Cavs2328192199109
Pistons2923182197107
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 16 points as Cleveland beat Detroit 109-107 in OT

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 28-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −6−1000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.6Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.6 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 11 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg42.0Today

42 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 48

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 30, 20, 23, 10, 19, 32, 25, 48Cavs-Pistons · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high48 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 11, 16, 23, 24, 13, 7, 19, 26Pistons-Cavs · L
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 23, 17, 21, 13, 13, 13, 23, 21Pistons-Cavs · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 0, 0, 9, 5, 10, 9, 15, 2, 20Pistons-Cavs · L
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 14, 15, 16, 15, 16, 16, 9, 17Pistons-Cavs · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 13, 16, 6, 22, 3, 16, 9, 16Cavs-Pistons · W
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Pistons22
Shot of the night

LeBron's layup with 2.2 seconds left in 2OT breaks the tie, 109-107 final