FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 13, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by NOH (vs SAS) and DET (vs ORL).

Final · R2 · G5
ORL86
DET91
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +5
Final · R2 · G5
SAS79
NOH101
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH +14; Q4 NOH +22
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 13, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (UTA @ GSW), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · ORL @ DET

Detroit closes out Orlando in five

Detroit won Game 5, 91–86, to take the conference semifinals series 4–1. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 31 points, 2 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+6-3+5DET AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL2021271886
DET2027182691
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 18, 20, 24, 17, 14, 24, 32, 31DET31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Antonio McDyessPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 10, 4, 4, 10, 6, 0, 8, 17DET17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 26, 18, 12, 18, 12, 18, 20, 18ORL18 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 19, 19, 21, 12, 22, 20, 8, 14ORL14 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SAS @ NOH · R2 · G5

New Orleans takes Game 5, leads San Antonio 3–2

101–79 in New Orleans. The conference semifinals series continues. David West led New Orleans with 38 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs NOH
G1 · @ NOHNOH101–82G2 · @ NOHNOH102–84G3 · @ SASSAS110–99G4 · @ SASSAS100–80G5 · @ NOHNOH101–79Game by game through May 13, winner and final score. Pink = NOH win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.3Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

David West leads the day with 38

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.
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 14, 24, 25, 30, 10, 23, 10, 38NOH vs SAS · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 18, 20, 24, 17, 14, 24, 32, 31DET vs ORL · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30, 35, 23, 22NOH vs SAS · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 20, 10, 8, 19, 13, 31, 15, 20SAS @ NOH · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 26, 18, 12, 18, 12, 18, 20, 18ORL @ DET · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 41, 18, 31, 23, 11, 31, 21, 18SAS @ NOH · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST