FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 26, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3
IND78
DET85
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +7
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 3 · IND @ DET

Detroit goes up 2–1 on Indiana

Game 3 went to the Pistons, 85–78. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+6+11+7DET AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND1416153378
DET279202985
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23, 23, 20DET20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 10, 6, 18, 14, 12, 4, 10, 20DET20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22, 7, 21, 16, 24IND24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 20, 14, 28, 14, 27, 17, 13, 13IND13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.6Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 20 points in 43 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: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+6.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.8Reg. season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 35.8 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 24 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 24

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.
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22, 7, 21, 16, 24IND @ DET · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 15, 30, 11, 24, 21, 23, 23, 20DET vs IND · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 10, 6, 18, 14, 12, 4, 10, 20DET vs IND · W
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 15, 6, 16, 6, 18, 11, 5, 17DET vs IND · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 28, 2, 6, 31, 11, 22, 18, 6, 14DET vs IND · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 20, 14, 28, 14, 27, 17, 13, 13IND @ DET · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST