⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 2:12 · SA 71-52 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Kornet flopping technical foul
Q3 0:39 · SA 93-84 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 0:08 · SA 38-29 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
