FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 24, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3
BOS94
DET80
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +14
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 24, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ DET), 19 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · BOS @ DET

Boston goes up 2–1 on Detroit

Game 3 went to the Celtics, 94–80. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+18+18+14BOS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2525232194
DET1715232580
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 17, 15, 26, 25, 13, 26, 24, 22BOS22 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 16, 10, 15, 11, 9, 4, 9, 25, 14BOS14 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 17, 14, 24, 32, 31, 15, 25, 26DET26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 4, 5, 19, 6, 15, 9, 13, 17DET17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.6Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.6 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg9.1Last 3 playoff games

9.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 5 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Reg. season avg43.5Today

44 minutes today, against 33.6 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 26 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 26

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: 20, 24, 17, 14, 24, 32, 31, 15, 25, 26DET vs BOS · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 17, 15, 26, 25, 13, 26, 24, 22BOS @ DET · W
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 4, 5, 19, 6, 15, 9, 13, 17DET vs BOS · L
8.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 16, 10, 15, 11, 9, 4, 9, 25, 14BOS @ DET · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kendrick PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 12, 2, 1, 5, 8, 5, 4, 12BOS @ DET · W
6.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 8, 17, 11, 16, 14, 11, 13, 12DET vs BOS · L
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST