⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
-1Q129-25
-1Q224-27
-5Q321-25
+4Q421-17
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 28- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their seven
Key battles
5Blocks0
16Turnovers7
5Steals11
57%Three-point accuracy38%
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
