FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 25, 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 · G2
MIA88
DET92
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +4
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 25, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs DET), 40 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · MIA @ DET

Detroit evens the series with Miami at 1–1

Detroit won Game 2, 92–88, in the conference finals. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+11+14+4DET AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA1225193288
DET2523222292
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 20, 10, 16, 21, 15, 20, 16, 24DET24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 20, 17, 22, 30, 15, 17, 15, 22, 22DET22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 23, 25, 31, 30, 31, 21, 25, 32MIA32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 30, 20, 21, 19, 16, 17, 14, 21MIA21 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg22.5Last 3 playoff games

22.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.6 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Reg. season avg41.3Today

41 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 32

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: 20, 28, 23, 25, 31, 30, 31, 21, 25, 32MIA @ DET · L
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 20, 10, 16, 21, 15, 20, 16, 24DET vs MIA · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 20, 17, 22, 30, 15, 17, 15, 22, 22DET vs MIA · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 30, 20, 21, 19, 16, 17, 14, 21MIA @ DET · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 15, 20, 11, 17, 15, 12, 19, 18DET vs MIA · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 29, 11, 7, 10, 24, 13, 7, 16DET vs MIA · W
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST