⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 11:06 · DET 40-25 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q2 4:05 · DET 57-31 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 2:04 · DET 122-94 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q3 10:52 · DET 64-42 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
