FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 23, 2005Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DET by 1 at halftime and won 81–74.

Final · Finals · G7
DET74
SAS81
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS 0; Q4 SAS +7
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 7 · DET @ SAS

San Antonio closes out Detroit in seven

San Antonio won Game 7, 81–74, to take the NBA Finals series 4–3. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAS 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+2-10+7SAS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET1623181774
SAS1820192481
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 31, 24, 18, 14, 16, 26, 21, 25SAS25 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 19, 26, 27, 7, 12, 15, 21, 23SAS23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 22, 14, 14, 24, 12, 15, 23, 15DET15 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 18, 25, 13, 20, 17, 34, 21, 13DET13 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.0Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 15 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 32.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.9rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
11.1Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 25

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 31, 24, 18, 14, 16, 26, 21, 25SAS vs DET · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 19, 26, 27, 7, 12, 15, 21, 23SAS vs DET · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 22, 14, 14, 24, 12, 15, 23, 15DET @ SAS · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 7, 7, 12, 6, 5, 21, 8, 15SAS vs DET · W
9.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 18, 25, 13, 20, 17, 34, 21, 13DET @ SAS · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · −5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 8, 7, 9, 15, 11, 13, 8, 12DET @ SAS · L
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST