FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 23, 2005Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIA by 1 after the first quarter and won 90–81.

Final · CF · G1
DET90
MIA81
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +9
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 23, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ MIN), 27 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · DET @ MIA

Detroit draws first blood against Miami

Detroit won Game 1 of the conference finals, 90–81. Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 20 points, 10 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 Q3Final0-1+1+7+9DET AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2420301690
MIA2518241481
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 9, 11, 14, 13, 17, 10, 14, 20DET20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 23, 11, 13, 23, 29, 13, 23, 18DET18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 14, 20, 21, 12, 21, 16, 13, 22MIA22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 11, 17, 14, 25, 17, 19, 16, 20MIA20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.1Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.1 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 16 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+7.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Reg. season avg43.3Today

43 minutes today, against 35.4 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Eddie Jones leads the day with 22

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.
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 14, 20, 21, 12, 21, 16, 13, 22MIA vs DET · L
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 9, 11, 14, 13, 17, 10, 14, 20DET @ MIA · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 11, 17, 14, 25, 17, 19, 16, 20MIA vs DET · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 23, 11, 13, 23, 29, 13, 23, 18DET @ MIA · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 17, 22, 34, 20, 31, 31, 42, 16MIA vs DET · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · −12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 23, 28, 14, 16, 13, 13, 28, 16DET @ MIA · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST