⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danny Manning missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 9:27 · DET 57-72 SA
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 1:44 · DET 77-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:33 · DET 17-27 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 11:41 · DET 41-54 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 1:44 · DET 51-66 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kevin Willis Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 9:27 · DET 56-72 SA
- Technical
Tim Duncan Technical Foul
Q4 1:44 · DET 77-83 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker Lost Ball. Stolen by Jon Barry.
Q4 0:45 · DET 79-85 SA
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
