1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DET by 3 after the first quarter and won 84–69.
Final · Finals · G1
DET69
SAS84
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · DET @ SAS
San Antonio takes Game 1, leads Detroit 1–0
84–69 in San Antonio. The NBA Finals series continues. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 20 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 69 |
| SAS | 17 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 84 |
Who led
Manu GinobiliSAS26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanSAS24 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsDET25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonDET14 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
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
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
Robert HorrySAS
+10.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
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
Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Manu GinobiliSAS vs DET · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 ASTChauncey BillupsDET @ SAS · L
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 ASTTim DuncanSAS vs DET · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 2 ASTTony ParkerSAS vs DET · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTRichard HamiltonDET @ SAS · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 1 REB · 1 ASTTayshaun PrinceDET @ SAS · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST