FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 10, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed ORL by 11 at halftime and won 90–89.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Pistons90
Magic89
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -11; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +1
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Celtics84
Cavs108
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +24
On this day · 2006–07May 10, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: Tayshaun Prince (Pistons-Bulls), 23 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Pistons-Magic

Richard Hamilton scores 32, Detroit rallies past Orlando

LeBron James goes for 21 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-110+1DET AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2123262090
Magic2728151989
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 23, 18, 20, 24, 17, 14, 24, 32DET32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 18, 23, 17, 12, 12, 17, 22, 17DET17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 12, 26, 18, 12, 18, 12, 18, 20ORL20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 18, 6, 19, 19, 7, 22, 18, 15ORL15 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Magic13
Celtics-Cavs1
Shot of the night

Prince's jumper with 8.9 seconds left puts the Pistons ahead, 90-89 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Cavs combined for 192, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-CavsCeltics 84, Cavs 108
192
Pistons-MagicPistons 90, Magic 89
179
DET won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Pistons-MagicPistons 90, Magic 89
+1 DET
Celtics-CavsCeltics 84, Cavs 108
+24 CLE
West shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestCLE · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
KGBOS · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Maurice EvansORL · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
HamiltonDET · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
50% (12-24)
PrinceDET · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
50% (7-14)
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 90Magic 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2123262090
Magic2728151989
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 16 points as Detroit beat Orlando 90-89

Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 15 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Pistons took the third 26-15.

DET lead by quarter
200 −6−110+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 84Cavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1322282184
Cavs32202729108
The story
Delonte West's 21 points carried Cleveland past Boston, 108-84

For Boston, Kevin Garnett had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-11 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-13, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +19+17+16+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.9Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.9 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 15 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg42.5Today

42 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 16 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Cavs · R2 · G3

Cleveland never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–84. LeBron James led Cleveland with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Cavs
G1 · @ BOSBOS76–72G2 · @ BOSBOS89–73G3 · @ CLECLE108–84
Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 32

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 23, 18, 20, 24, 17, 14, 24, 32Pistons-Magic · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21Cavs-Celtics · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 3, 5, 21, 12, 4, 4, 3, 21Cavs-Celtics · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 12, 26, 18, 12, 18, 12, 18, 20Magic-Pistons · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 32, 20, 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17Celtics-Cavs · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 18, 23, 17, 12, 12, 17, 22, 17Pistons-Magic · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST