⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- They went cold, two of thirteen 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 11:25 · SA 88-77 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q4 7:50 · SA 88-79 DET
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 30 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
