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Thursday, June 9, 2005Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Pistons by 3 after the first quarter and won 84–69.

Final · Finals · G1 · Box score
Pistons69
Spurs84
Q1 Spurs -3; Q2 Spurs -2; Q3 Spurs +4; Q4 Spurs +15
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · Pistons-Spurs

San Antonio takes Game 1, leads Detroit 1–0

Chauncey Billups goes for 25 points

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2+4+15Spurs AHEAD ↑Pistons AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2017141869
Spurs1718202984
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 39, 13, 20, 26, 18, 28, 19, 26Spurs26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 20, 26, 28, 30, 33, 15, 31, 24Spurs24 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 18, 14, 18, 17, 19, 14, 18, 25Pistons25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 16, 21, 33, 28, 21, 24, 22, 14Pistons14 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Final · Pistons-Spurs
Pistons 69Spurs 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2017141869
Spurs1718202984
The story
Tim Duncan had 24 points and 17 rebounds as San Antonio beat Detroit 84-69

Tony Parker added 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST · 10-22 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the fourth 29-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −3−2+4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.0Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg2.0Last 3 playoff games

2.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Reg. season avg28.9Today

29 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 26

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 39, 13, 20, 26, 18, 28, 19, 26Spurs-Pistons · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 18, 14, 18, 17, 19, 14, 18, 25Pistons-Spurs · L
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 35, 20, 26, 28, 30, 33, 15, 31, 24Spurs-Pistons · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 11, 14, 29, 24, 18, 13, 18, 15Spurs-Pistons · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 16, 21, 33, 28, 21, 24, 22, 14Pistons-Spurs · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 13, 17, 18, 15, 11, 16, 13, 11Pistons-Spurs · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Spurs4