⏱️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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of eleven from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 6:35 · SA 16-12 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brent Barry Bad Pass. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 1:29 · SA 72-66 DET
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · SA 73-68 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 10:19 · SA 39-48 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:01 · SA 72-66 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
Q4 1:31 · SA 72-66 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Turnover
Q4 1:31 · SA 72-66 DET
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |