⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 34- Made seven threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 37
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 2:39 · DET 52-50 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 8:23 · DET 71-63 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
2OT 2:19 · DET 138-131 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Killian Hayes disc dribble turnover
Q4 4:09 · DET 107-101 SA
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · DET 113-111 SA
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
OT 2:42 · DET 117-118 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:15 · DET 107-107 SA
- Lead
Keita Bates-Diop hit a alley oop layup, Gorgui Dieng with the assist
2OT 4:45 · DET 125-127 SA
- Lead
Stanley Johnson hit a 8-foot two point shot
2OT 3:30 · DET 127-129 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Collins misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:38 · DET 113-114 SA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:47 · DET 119-122 SA
- Turnover
Keita Bates-Diop bad pass
OT 0:14 · DET 123-125 SA
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 39 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
