⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 25-14 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:47 · DET 31-21 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Michael Curry Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 8:26 · DET 36-24 SA
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse Bad Pass. Stolen by David Robinson.
Q4 4:13 · DET 81-86 SA
- Turnover
Jon Barry Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Smith.
Q4 3:43 · DET 81-88 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 7:16 · DET 60-69 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 8:26 · DET 36-24 SA
- Turnover
David Robinson Bad Pass. Stolen by Chucky Atkins.
Q4 4:50 · DET 81-86 SA
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
