⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:38 · SA 8-0 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 2:08 · SA 88-73 DET
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 1:50 · SA 105-97 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses technical free throw
Q2 8:48 · SA 47-33 DET
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 2:33 · SA 102-95 DET
- Turnover
Tiago Splitter offensive foul (1st personal foul)
Q4 0:32 · SA 107-100 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Steal
Greg Monroe stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 2:33 · SA 102-95 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses technical free throw
Q2 10:19 · SA 43-29 DET
- Technical
Austin Daye technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:48 · SA 47-33 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 1:50 · SA 105-97 DET
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 64% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
