FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 23, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1
MIA91
DET86
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +5
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 · 2004–05May 23, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Eddie Jones (MIA vs DET), 22 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · MIA @ DET

Miami takes Game 1, leads Detroit 1–0

91–86 in Detroit. The conference finals series continues. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · MIA 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+8+4+5+5MIA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA3315182591
DET2519172586
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31, 30, 31, 21, 25MIA25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 17, 12, 4, 6, 16, 20, 23, 17MIA17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 20, 17, 22, 30, 15, 17, 15, 22DET22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 14, 15, 20, 11, 17, 15, 12, 19DET19 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.2Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 17 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg8.4Last 3 playoff games

8.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+6.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 30.7 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 0 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade 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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31, 30, 31, 21, 25MIA @ DET · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 20, 17, 22, 30, 15, 17, 15, 22DET vs MIA · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 14, 15, 20, 11, 17, 15, 12, 19DET vs MIA · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 17, 12, 4, 6, 16, 20, 23, 17MIA @ DET · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 24, 20, 10, 16, 21, 15, 20, 16DET vs MIA · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 16, 30, 20, 21, 19, 16, 17, 14MIA @ DET · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST