⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-9Q119-31
0Q232-32
-9Q326-32
-3Q431-35
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
16Points off turnovers3
10Free throws made23
10Turnovers5
4Steals7
🏀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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 5:42 · DET 12-25 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 36 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
