FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 10, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHI by 16 at halftime and won 81–74.

Final · R2 · G3
DET81
CHI74
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -16; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +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
On this day · 2005–06May 10, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs NJN), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · DET @ CHI

Detroit goes up 3–0 on Chicago

Game 3 went to the Pistons, 81–74. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-16-1+7DET AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET1810322181
CHI2024171374
Who led
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 2, 12, 18, 23, 13, 13, 25, 23DET23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 2, 22, 21, 21, 25, 20, 14, 21DET21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 15, 33, 26, 24, 22, 18, 16, 21CHI21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 15, 24, 27, 27, 24, 7, 13, 16CHI16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.3Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 23 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tayshaun Prince leads the day with 23

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: 15, 6, 2, 12, 18, 23, 13, 13, 25, 23DET @ CHI · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 15, 33, 26, 24, 22, 18, 16, 21CHI vs DET · L
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 2, 22, 21, 21, 25, 20, 14, 21DET @ CHI · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 3, 16, 17, 15, 13, 13, 10, 16DET @ CHI · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 15, 24, 27, 27, 24, 7, 13, 16CHI vs DET · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 12, 22, 22, 10, 19, 20, 24, 16DET @ CHI · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST