1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed IND by 12 after the first quarter and won 69–65.
Final · CF · G6
IND65
DET69
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 6 · IND @ DET
Detroit finishes off Indiana, wins the series 4–2
69–65 in Game 6 of the conference finals. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 21 points, 5 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. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 23 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 65 |
| DET | 11 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 69 |
Who led
Richard HamiltonDET21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Ben WallaceDET12 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Jermaine O'NealIND20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Austin CroshereIND12 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 21 points in 47 minutes.
Losing minutes
Jeff FosterIND
−20.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
3.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.
Top performances
Richard Hamilton leads the day with 21
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 vs IND · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTJermaine O'NealIND @ DET · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 ASTBen WallaceDET vs IND · W
10.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 16 REB · 0 ASTAustin CroshereIND @ DET · L
4.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 7 REB · 0 ASTMetta World PeaceIND @ DET · L
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · −7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 10 REB · 5 ASTRasheed WallaceDET vs IND · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST