⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 32- A 19-0 run took them from 5 down to 14 up in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 6:21 · SA 54-45 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:23 · SA 2-13 DET
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 5 down to 14 up
Q2 0:55 · SA 62-76 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
