⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of twelve from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:41 · DET 9-0 SA
- Steal
Richard Hamilton stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 2:34 · DET 77-78 SA
- Go-ahead
Allen Iverson hit a driving layup, Richard Hamilton with the assist
Q4 1:21 · DET 79-78 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:50 · DET 19-16 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 5:33 · DET 36-39 SA
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · DET 79-80 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 4:26 · DET 70-76 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 2:34 · DET 77-78 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · DET 79-82 SA
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
