1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DET by 2 after the first quarter and won 96–95.
Final · OT · Finals · G5
SAS96
DET95
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 · NBA Finals · Game 5 · SAS @ DET
San Antonio takes Game 5, leads Detroit 3–2
96–95 in Detroit. The NBA Finals series continues. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 26 points, 19 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 96 |
| DET | 23 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 95 |
Who led
Tim DuncanSAS26 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Robert HorrySAS21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsDET34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonDET15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 34 points in 45 minutes.
Losing minutes
−5.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Tim DuncanSAS
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
48 minutes today, against 33.4 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 26 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Chauncey Billups leads the day with 34
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.
Chauncey BillupsDET vs SAS · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 ASTTim DuncanSAS @ DET · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 19 REB · 2 ASTRobert HorrySAS @ DET · W
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTManu GinobiliSAS @ DET · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 9 ASTRichard HamiltonDET vs SAS · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 ASTTony ParkerSAS @ DET · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST