⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 32- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their 24
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 11:22 · SA 61-71 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 10:37 · SA 17-37 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 1:57 · SA 51-71 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 9 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
