1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · Finals · G2
DET76
SAS97
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 2 · DET @ SAS
San Antonio goes up 2–0 on Detroit
Game 2 went to the Spurs, 97–76. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 7 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 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 76 |
| SAS | 30 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 97 |
Who led
Manu GinobiliSAS27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanSAS18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Antonio McDyessDET15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonDET14 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 27 points in 32 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 3 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Robert HorrySAS
+9.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.
Top performances
Manu Ginobili leads the day with 27
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
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 ASTTim DuncanSAS vs DET · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTAntonio McDyessDET @ SAS · L
7.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTBruce BowenSAS vs DET · W
5.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTRichard HamiltonDET @ SAS · L
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTChauncey BillupsDET @ SAS · L
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST