⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:14 · SA 15-9 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:58 · SA 57-53 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 5:22 · SA 81-73 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:31 · SA 28-28 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
