⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 48
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:45 · SA 25-16 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q2 6:46 · SA 63-37 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 35
Q3 2:24 · SA 113-78 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q2 1:11 · SA 78-58 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 39-point deficit to 31
Q4 10:50 · SA 121-90 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Garza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:36 · SA 85-61 DET
- Technical
Saddiq Bey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:46 · SA 101-72 DET
- Technical
Rex Kalamian technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:06 · SA 112-78 DET
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 39 | Assists | 16 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
