FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 2, 2005Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G5
DET76
MIA88
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +12
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 5 · DET @ MIA

Miami takes Game 5, leads Detroit 3–2

88–76 in Miami. The conference finals series continues. Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+14+13+12MIA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2613211676
MIA2825201588
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 17, 19, 16, 20, 17, 24, 12, 20MIA20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Damon JonesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 14, 16, 19, 5, 14, 8, 6, 15MIA15 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 13, 13, 28, 16, 21, 33, 28, 21DET21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 29, 13, 23, 18, 14, 18, 17, 19DET19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 21 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 33.4 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 0 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 HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 13, 13, 28, 16, 21, 33, 28, 21DET @ MIA · L
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 17, 19, 16, 20, 17, 24, 12, 20MIA vs DET · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 29, 13, 23, 18, 14, 18, 17, 19DET @ MIA · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Damon JonesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 14, 16, 19, 5, 14, 8, 6, 15MIA vs DET · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 31, 31, 42, 16, 40, 36, 28, 15MIA vs DET · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −14.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 14, 12, 8, 6, 0, 6, 14, 14MIA vs DET · W
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST