⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, six of 23 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:02 · DET 66-80 SA
- Missed FT
Aron Baynes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:05 · DET 88-96 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 2:55 · DET 22-24 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 9:40 · DET 35-43 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · DET 99-106 SA
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
