FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 31, 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 · G5
MIA78
DET91
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +13
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 31, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (DET vs MIA), 28 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · MIA @ DET

Detroit stays alive against Miami

A 91–78 win in Game 5 cuts the conference finals deficit to 3–2. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 29 points, 7 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+5+4+8+13DET AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2023221378
DET2522261891
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 21, 15, 20, 16, 24, 3, 15, 29DET29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 17, 15, 12, 19, 18, 31, 14, 17DET17 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 30, 31, 21, 25, 32, 35, 31, 23MIA23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 19, 16, 17, 14, 21, 27, 21, 19MIA19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.3Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.3 in the regular season (59 games). Today: 6 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Tayshaun Prince leads the day with 29

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.
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 21, 15, 20, 16, 24, 3, 15, 29DET vs MIA · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 30, 31, 21, 25, 32, 35, 31, 23MIA @ DET · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 19, 16, 17, 14, 21, 27, 21, 19MIA @ DET · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 17, 15, 12, 19, 18, 31, 14, 17DET vs MIA · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 15, 17, 15, 22, 22, 20, 11, 16DET vs MIA · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 11, 7, 6, 10, 3, 9, 2, 12DET vs MIA · W
8.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST