FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 21, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CLE by 6 at halftime and won 79–76.

Final · CF · G1
CLE76
DET79
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET +1; Q4 DET +3
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 21, 2006: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ DET), 27 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · CLE @ DET

Detroit takes Game 1, leads Cleveland 1–0

79–76 in Detroit. The conference finals series continues. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · DET 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 Q3Final0-5-6+1+3DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2417142176
DET1916212379
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 19, 20, 24, 16, 11, 16, 23, 24DET24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 13, 13, 10, 16, 14, 15, 16, 15DET15 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 20, 8, 13, 11, 13, 16, 6, 22CLE22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 0, 2, 6, 8, 6, 3, 6, 13CLE13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg22.1Last 3 playoff games

22.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.8 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 10 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 9 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−9.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.3Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 10 points in 45 minutes.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 24

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.
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 19, 20, 24, 16, 11, 16, 23, 24DET vs CLE · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 20, 8, 13, 11, 13, 16, 6, 22CLE @ DET · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 13, 13, 10, 16, 14, 15, 16, 15DET vs CLE · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 25, 20, 14, 21, 23, 17, 21, 13DET vs CLE · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 0, 2, 6, 8, 6, 3, 6, 13CLE @ DET · L
5.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 19, 17, 12, 23, 19, 7, 5, 13CLE @ DET · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST