Neither the Detroit Pistons nor the San Antonio Spurs bathed themselves in basketball competence, but in the end it was San Antonio that was able to capitalize on more of its opponent’s mistakes and come away with a 121-109 victory.
Both teams managed to play down to their competition, and in practice that meant two of the four worst teams in basketball played like lesser versions of themselves. That should give you an idea of the kind of basketball on display Friday night.
The Pistons turned the ball over 15 times, which fed into some of San Antonio’s runs and allowed them to build a relatively comfortable 10-point cushion throughout the second half.