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Monday, May 26, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G4 · Box score
Celtics75
Pistons94
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +19
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · Celtics-Pistons

Detroit pulls level with Boston

Antonio McDyess goes for 21 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+4+7+19DET AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1722191775
Pistons2221222994
Who led
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 6, 0, 8, 17, 14, 15, 8, 21DET21 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 14, 24, 32, 31, 15, 25, 26, 20DET20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 15, 26, 25, 13, 26, 24, 22, 16BOS16 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 13, 29, 16, 41, 22, 26, 11, 16BOS16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 75Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1722191775
Pistons2221222994
The story
Richard Hamilton had 20 points as Detroit beat Boston 94-75

Paul Pierce led Boston with 16 PTS, 8 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 8-10 FG

The swing

The Pistons won the fourth 29-17, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5+4+7+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.3Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Cooling off
−5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.0Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 10 points in 32 minutes.

Top performances

Antonio McDyess leads the day with 21

Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 6, 0, 8, 17, 14, 15, 8, 21Pistons-Celtics · W
9.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 14, 24, 32, 31, 15, 25, 26, 20Pistons-Celtics · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 15, 26, 25, 13, 26, 24, 22, 16Celtics-Pistons · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 13, 29, 16, 41, 22, 26, 11, 16Celtics-Pistons · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 17, 11, 16, 14, 11, 13, 12, 14Pistons-Celtics · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jason MaxiellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 11, 0, 0, 1, 2, 0, 7, 14Pistons-Celtics · W
5.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST