⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+3Q133-28
+8Q223-13
-5Q322-25
-7Q430-35
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 41
Key battles
12Blocks6
25Free throws made14
12Points off turnovers20
28%Three-point accuracy42%
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 6 |
