⏱️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
-5Q129-28
+5Q224-18
-2Q319-20
+3Q425-19
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 33-15 off them
Key battles
56%Three-point accuracy27%
33Points off turnovers15
14Turnovers24
5Threes made3
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
