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Tuesday, May 13, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by NOH (vs SAS) and DET (vs ORL).

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Magic86
Pistons91
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +5
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Spurs79
Hornets101
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH +14; Q4 NOH +22
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Magic-Pistons

Detroit closes out Orlando in five

David West goes for 38 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+6-3+5DET AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2021271886
Pistons2027182691
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 18, 20, 24, 17, 14, 24, 32, 31DET31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 10, 4, 4, 10, 6, 0, 8, 17DET17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 26, 18, 12, 18, 12, 18, 20, 18ORL18 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 19, 19, 21, 12, 22, 20, 8, 14ORL14 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Hornets · R2 · G5

New Orleans takes Game 5, leads San Antonio 3–2

101–79 in New Orleans. The conference semifinals series continues. David West led New Orleans with 38 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Hornets
G1 · @ NOHNOH101–82G2 · @ NOHNOH102–84G3 · @ SASSAS110–99G4 · @ SASSAS100–80G5 · @ NOHNOH101–79
Lead changes
Magic-Pistons7
Spurs-Hornets6
The night in charts
Spurs-Hornets combined for 180, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 79, Hornets 101
180
Magic-PistonsMagic 86, Pistons 91
177
DET won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 86, Pistons 91
+5 DET
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 79, Hornets 101
+22 NOH
NOH rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-HornetsNOH won · Spurs 79, Hornets 101
3 pts
Magic-PistonsDET won · Magic 86, Pistons 91
3 pts
West shot 16-of-25 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestNOH · 38 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
64% (16-25)
TurkogluORL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST
53% (8-15)
ParkerSAS · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
50% (7-14)
StuckeyDET · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
35% (7-20)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 86Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2021271886
Pistons2027182691
The story
Richard Hamilton had 31 points as Detroit beat Orlando 91-86

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 17 REB, 14 PTS 31 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 2 REB · 7-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 26-18.

DET lead by quarter
200 0+6−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 79Hornets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2324112179
Hornets21232829101
The story
Chris Paul's 22 points and 14 assists carried New Orleans past San Antonio, 101-79

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 23 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB · 6-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 28-11.

NOH lead by quarter
300 −2−3+14+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.3Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

David West leads the day with 38

David WestPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 14, 24, 25, 30, 10, 23, 10, 38Hornets-Spurs · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 18, 20, 24, 17, 14, 24, 32, 31Pistons-Magic · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30, 35, 23, 22Hornets-Spurs · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 20, 10, 8, 19, 13, 31, 15, 20Spurs-Hornets · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 26, 18, 12, 18, 12, 18, 20, 18Magic-Pistons · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 41, 18, 31, 23, 11, 31, 21, 18Spurs-Hornets · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST