FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 10, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed ORL by 11 at halftime and won 90–89.

Final · R2 · G4
DET90
ORL89
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -11; Q3 DET 0; Q4 DET +1
Final · R2 · G3
BOS84
CLE108
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +24
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 · 2006–07May 10, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: Tayshaun Prince (DET @ CHI), 23 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · DET @ ORL

Richard Hamilton scores 32, Detroit rallies past Orlando

Detroit trailed by 11 at the half and won 90–89. Conference semifinals series: Detroit 3, Orlando 1.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-110+1DET AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2123262090
ORL2728151989
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 23, 18, 20, 24, 17, 14, 24, 32DET32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 18, 23, 17, 12, 12, 17, 22, 17DET17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 12, 26, 18, 12, 18, 12, 18, 20ORL20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 18, 6, 19, 19, 7, 22, 18, 15ORL15 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.9Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.9 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 15 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg42.5Today

42 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 16 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · BOS @ CLE · R2 · G3

Cleveland never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 108–84. LeBron James led Cleveland with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs CLE
G1 · @ BOSBOS76–72G2 · @ BOSBOS89–73G3 · @ CLECLE108–84Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Top performances

Richard Hamilton 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.
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 23, 18, 20, 24, 17, 14, 24, 32DET @ ORL · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21CLE vs BOS · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 3, 5, 21, 12, 4, 4, 3, 21CLE vs BOS · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 12, 26, 18, 12, 18, 12, 18, 20ORL vs DET · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 32, 20, 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17BOS @ CLE · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 18, 23, 17, 12, 12, 17, 22, 17DET @ ORL · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST