⏱️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
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 29 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:44 · SA 8-0 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 2:43 · SA 62-58 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Duncan Technical Foul
Q2 7:22 · SA 26-29 DET
- Technical
Manu Ginobili Double Technical Foul. Richard Hamilton gains possession.
Q4 7:03 · SA 71-64 DET
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 6:07 · SA 71-64 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:15 · SA 18-25 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 7:22 · SA 26-29 DET
- Technical
Mehmet Okur Technical Foul
Q3 4:13 · SA 50-52 DET
- Missed FT
Corliss Williamson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 2:57 · SA 53-56 DET
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
