⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 48
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:51 · DET 73-71 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 9:11 · DET 95-86 SA
- Winner
Saddiq Bey hit a three jumper, Derrick Walton Jr. with the assist
OT 0:02 · DET 117-116 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Walton Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:50 · DET 101-101 SA
- Turnover
Saddiq Bey offensive foul
Q4 0:03 · DET 105-105 SA
- Turnover
Saddiq Bey turnover
Q4 0:03 · DET 105-105 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 10:13 · DET 23-39 SA
- Go-ahead
Bryn Forbes hit a 27-foot three jumper, Devin Vassell with the assist
Q4 0:55 · DET 103-104 SA
- Go-ahead
Keldon Johnson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Tre Jones with the assist
OT 0:40 · DET 113-115 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick White bad pass
Q4 2:36 · DET 99-98 SA
- Turnover
Jakob Poeltl bad pass
Q4 1:32 · DET 101-101 SA
- Turnover
Derrick White lost ball turnover
OT 0:57 · DET 111-112 SA
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
