⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 2:48 · DET 60-50 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:20 · DET 107-97 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:59 · DET 99-97 SA
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · DET 105-97 SA
- Missed FT
Carlos Arroyo missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · DET 109-101 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:30 · DET 35-37 SA
- Turnover
Rasho Nesterovic Bad Pass. Stolen by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 2:41 · DET 99-97 SA
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
