⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 3:06 · DET 67-55 SA
- Go-ahead
Rasheed Wallace hit a 17-foot jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
Q4 2:38 · DET 73-72 SA
- Winner
Rasheed Wallace hit a 15-foot jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
Q4 2:04 · DET 75-74 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q4 8:48 · DET 69-70 SA
- Lead
Tim Duncan hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:20 · DET 73-74 SA
- Ties it
Tim Duncan hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · DET 73-73 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:50 · DET 69-68 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 1:40 · DET 75-74 SA
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 78 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
