⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:45 · DET 8-4 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 2:29 · DET 63-61 SA
- Lead
Tayshaun Prince made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
OT 3:34 · DET 91-89 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Robert Horry made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tony Parker.
Q4 1:16 · DET 87-88 SA
- Ties it
Tim Duncan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · DET 89-89 SA
- Winner
Robert Horry made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Manu Ginobili.
OT 0:05 · DET 95-96 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · DET 87-88 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili Bad Pass
OT 2:44 · DET 93-89 SA
- Turnover
Robert Horry Bad Pass. Stolen by Tayshaun Prince.
OT 0:54 · DET 95-93 SA
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
