⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 24-11 off them
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 0:00 · SA 55-37 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emanuel Ginobili Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 1:15 · SA 75-70 DET
- Missed FT
Emanuel Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · SA 77-74 DET
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · SA 80-77 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 1:28 · SA 63-51 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Bad Pass
Q4 2:03 · SA 73-68 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Bad Pass. Stolen by Malik Rose.
Q4 0:04 · SA 80-77 DET
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
