1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DET by 4 after the first quarter and won 78–74.
Final · CF · G1
DET74
IND78
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · DET @ IND
Indiana draws first blood against Detroit
Indiana won Game 1 of the conference finals, 78–74. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist.
Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 26 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 74 |
| IND | 22 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 78 |
Who led
Jermaine O'NealIND21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeaceIND17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonDET23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsDET18 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 23 points in 45 minutes.
Losing minutes
Mike JamesDET
−17.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.
Cooling off
−6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 4 points in 36 minutes.
Top performances
Richard Hamilton leads the day with 23
Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Richard HamiltonDET @ IND · L
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 ASTJermaine O'NealIND vs DET · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 ASTChauncey BillupsDET @ IND · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 4 ASTMetta World PeaceIND vs DET · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 ASTAl HarringtonIND vs DET · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 0 ASTJamaal TinsleyIND vs DET · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST