FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 24, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed IND by 6 at halftime and won 72–67.

Final · CF · G2
DET72
IND67
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +5
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2002–03May 24, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (NJN vs DET), 26 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · DET @ IND

Detroit pulls level with Indiana

Game 2 to Detroit, 72–67. The conference finals series is tied 1–1. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-6+1+5DET AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET1225181772
IND1726111367
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 28, 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23, 23DET23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 15, 10, 6, 18, 14, 12, 4, 10DET10 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 12, 19, 4, 3, 13, 15, 6, 21IND21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22, 7, 21, 16IND16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.6Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.0Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 10 points in 37 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 HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 28, 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23, 23DET @ IND · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 12, 19, 4, 3, 13, 15, 6, 21IND vs DET · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22, 7, 21, 16IND vs DET · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 25, 20, 14, 28, 14, 27, 17, 13IND vs DET · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 15, 10, 6, 18, 14, 12, 4, 10DET @ IND · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 2, 0, 8, 2, 5, 4, 2, 9DET @ IND · W
4.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST