⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 25 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 3:59 · SA 73-65 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Patty Mills flagrant foul type 1 (Jon Leuer draws the foul)
Q1 0:23 · SA 28-22 DET
- Flagrant
Pau Gasol flagrant foul type 1 (Andre Drummond draws the foul)
Q2 0:47 · SA 47-48 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 7:56 · SA 38-43 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 5:07 · SA 89-84 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ish Smith possession lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · SA 92-84 DET
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:39 · SA 92-84 DET
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
