Stats when Spurs and Detroit wins and loses

[Jimcs50]

How the San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons compare in their wins and losses of the NBA Finals entering tonight's Game 7:


San Antonio Detroit
Wins Losses Wins Losses
92.3 78.7 Points/game 97.7 80.0
45.3% 40.6% Field goal% 46.5% 40.7%
40.4% 35.0% 3-point FG% 32.5% 14.3%
74.3% 61.4% Free throw% 74.6% 73.6%
43.3 41.3 Rebounds/game 43.7 40.7
18.3 15.3 Assists/game 21.3 16.3
49 48 Turnovers 21 39


Both teams lose when shoot 40% and win when shoot over 45%.
Spurs FTs are much worse in their losses.(AHF, you were right)
Rebounds do not seem to be as big a diference for SA as it is for Detroit
Spurs suck at holding onto the ball in wins and losses at 16/game.
Assists seem to be a huge factor inboth team's successes

So in summary, the Spurs need to shoot at least 45%, shoot at least 74% from the FT line and have at least 19 assists to win tonight.

[DarrinS]

How about points off turnovers? You can't "spot" a good team 20 points.

[SWC Bonfire]

How about points off turnovers? You can't "spot" a good team 20 points.

No joke. I had a big rant about this the other day... keeps them from expending energy in the defensive "area".

[boutons]

"shoot 40% and win when shoot over 45%."

The teams are so closely matched, imo this FG% is the most important stat to follow tonight. Whoever shoots better FG% wins.

I agree with your summary.




San Antonio Detroit
Wins Losses Wins Losses

92.3 78.7 Points/game 97.7 80.0

45.3% 40.6% Field goal% 46.5% 40.7%

40.4% 35.0% 3-point FG% 32.5% 14.3%

74.3% 61.4% Free throw% 74.6% 73.6%

43.3 41.3 Rebounds/game 43.7 40.7

18.3 15.3 Assists/game 21.3 16.3

49 48 Turnovers 21 39



the stats you left out were BS and STL. SA has lost those seriously in nearly every Finals game, W or L, which probably explains why Pistons aren't so sensitive to the RB numbers.

[DarrinS]

It's a little misleading because it doesn't take into account points off turnovers.

Do you consider Shaq a good shooter? Hell no, but he has a high shooting percentage because it's pretty hard to miss a dunk.

How much of Detroit's shooting percentage is easy dunks/layups after unforced turnovers.

I'll give the Pistons this --- they have been hitting a high percentage of jumpers -- many of them high-degree-of-difficulty shots.

[SWC Bonfire]

I'll give the Pistons this --- they have been hitting a high percentage of jumpers -- many of them high-degree-of-difficulty shots.

Make 'em work for it - no freebies. :tu

[50 & 21]

I think we can win shooting 40% if we hold them to 40% and we keep our turnovers down and beat them in offensive rebounding. Of course shooting 45% wouldn't hurt.:smokin Reason being we should hit way more 3's then them tonight! :hang

[SWC Bonfire]

Reason being we should hit way more 3's then them tonight!

I'd damn sure rather hit a lot more 2's than a few 3's once in a while. Three pointers shouldn't be how the spurs win tonight.

[Jimcs50]

I'd damn sure rather hit a lot more 2's than a few 3's once in a while. Three pointers shouldn't be how the spurs win tonight.

Yes ordinarily, but Detroit killed us in 2 point shots in game 2 and SA killed them.

If SA hits 11 three point shots at about 42%, they win tonight.