⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 28 from three- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 14-6 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brent Barry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 5:56 · SA 36-38 DET
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:13 · SA 81-84 DET
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 1:15 · SA 86-91 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 2:00 · SA 86-95 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 7:24 · SA 32-35 DET
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
