FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 19, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed IND by 7 at halftime and won 88–79.

Final · R2 · G6
DET88
IND79
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +9
Final · R2 · G6
SAS98
SEA96
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +2
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 · 2003–04May 19, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (MIN vs SAC), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · DET @ IND

Detroit closes out Indiana in six

Detroit won Game 6, 88–79, to take the conference semifinals series 4–2. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 0 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 Q3Final0-2-7-1+9DET AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET1920232688
IND2125171679
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 20, 23, 28, 14, 16, 13, 13, 28DET28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 25, 23, 11, 13, 23, 29, 13, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 12, 5, 6, 19, 17, 7, 8, 27IND27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 26, 15, 22, 22, 8, 10, 14, 22IND22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SAS @ SEA · R2 · G6

San Antonio finishes off Seattle, wins the series 4–2

98–96 in Game 6 of the conference semifinals. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs SEA
G1 · @ SASSAS103–81G2 · @ SASSAS108–91G3 · @ SEASEA92–91G4 · @ SEASEA101–89G5 · @ SASSAS103–90G6 · @ SEASAS98–96Game by game through May 19, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Reg. season avg17.1Last 3 playoff games

17.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.5 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Reg. season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 32.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 28

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: 23, 24, 20, 23, 28, 14, 16, 13, 13, 28DET @ IND · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 12, 5, 6, 19, 17, 7, 8, 27IND vs DET · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 39, 18, 22, 25, 23, 35, 20, 26SAS @ SEA · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 45, 30, 8, 25, 20, 32, 19, 25SEA vs SAS · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 25, 23, 11, 13, 23, 29, 13, 23DET @ IND · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 26, 15, 22, 22, 8, 10, 14, 22IND vs DET · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST