⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:38 · DET 78-79 SA
- Ties it
Ben Wallace hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · DET 90-90 SA
- Ties it
Ben Wallace hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · DET 91-91 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:05 · DET 91-91 SA
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 1:24 · DET 91-91 SA
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince turnover
Q4 1:24 · DET 91-91 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 5:07 · DET 16-23 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 7:41 · DET 34-44 SA
- Go-ahead
Richard Jefferson hit a 27-foot three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 2:20 · DET 89-90 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 · DET 90-90 SA
- Missed FT
Matt Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · DET 92-93 SA
- Missed FT
Matt Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · DET 92-93 SA
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
