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Monday, May 5, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed SAS by 1 after the first quarter and won 102–84.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Magic93
Pistons100
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +7
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Spurs84
Hornets102
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH -1; Q3 NOH +17; Q4 NOH +18
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Spurs-Hornets

New Orleans beats San Antonio by 18, moves within two of advancing

Chris Paul goes for 30 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-1+17+18NOH AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2320182384
Hornets22203624102
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 20, 35, 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30NOH30 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 17, 14, 22, 13, 19, 11, 22, 25NOH25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 40, 18, 23, 14, 29, 5, 18SAS18 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 8, 4, 5, 3, 5, 0, 0, 14SAS14 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Magic-Pistons · R2 · G2

Detroit goes up 2–0 on Orlando

Game 2 went to the Pistons, 100–93. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET91–72G2 · @ DETDET100–93
Lead changes
Magic-Pistons12
Spurs-Hornets8
The night in charts
Magic-Pistons combined for 193, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-PistonsMagic 93, Pistons 100
193
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 84, Hornets 102
186
DET won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 93, Pistons 100
+7 DET
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 84, Hornets 102
+18 NOH
Dwight shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 22 PTS, 18 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
PejaNOH · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
PrinceDET · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
CP3NOH · 30 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 93Pistons 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2911361793
Pistons29212822100
The story
Chauncey Billups' 28 points carried Detroit past Orlando, 100-93

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 21-11, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 0+10+2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 44.6 FPTS on 22 PTS, 18 REB

Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 84Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2320182384
Hornets22203624102
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 25 points as New Orleans beat San Antonio 102-84

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 18 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB · 8-13 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Hornets took the third 36-18.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −1−1+17+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.0Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 32.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 30

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 20, 35, 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30Hornets-Spurs · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 14, 9, 11, 18, 21, 20, 19, 28Pistons-Magic · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 17, 14, 22, 13, 19, 11, 22, 25Hornets-Spurs · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 6, 25, 29, 19, 19, 21, 12, 22Magic-Pistons · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 14, 24, 18, 6, 19, 19, 7, 22Magic-Pistons · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 15, 13, 18, 19, 27, 18, 18, 20Magic-Pistons · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST