National Basketball Association
Detroit 119, San Antonio 109
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, February 8, 2013
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials:
#54 Nick Buchert, #12 Violet Palmer, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance:
16267
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Pistons 119, Spurs 109: Greg Monroe scored 26 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as host Detroit snapped San Antonio's 11-game winning streak.
The Spurs played again without stars Tim Duncan (knee) and Manu Ginobili (hamstring). The Pistons took advantage, racing to a big lead out of the gate and withstanding a second-half rally to establish a season high for points in a regulation game.
Brandon Knight scored 24 points and Charlie Villanueva added a season-high 21 off the bench for Detroit, which had a 49-33 advantage on the glass. Tony Parker scored 31 in San Antonio's first loss since an overtime setback at Memphis on Jan. 11.
Kyle Singler's jumper with 1:42 left in the first half gave Detroit a 65-44 lead. However, the Spurs scored the final eight points of the half to make it a 13-point game at the break and got within nine points late in the third.
Monroe scored eight points in a quarter-ending 14-6 burst as the Pistons carried a 17-point cushion into the fourth, but again San Antonio rallied to trim its deficit to seven points on a Kawhi Leonard 3-pointer with 4:47 left. Knight answered with a 3 of his own and Villanueva added another moments later to help ice it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Detroit shot 59.1 percent (26-for-44) in the first half. ... Leonard scored 16 points and Danny Green had 15 on five 3-pointers for the Spurs. ... The Pistons used just eight players. The trio of reserves -- Villanueva, Will Bynum and Rodney Stuckey -- combined for 41 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists.
Top Game Performances
San Antonio |
|
Detroit |
Tony Parker 31 |
Scoring |
Greg Monroe 26 |
Tony Parker 8 |
Assists |
Jose Calderon 8 |
DeJuan Blair 10 |
Rebounds |
Greg Monroe 16 |
Tony Parker 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Greg Monroe 8 |
Kawhi Leonard 3 |
Steals |
Greg Monroe 2 |
Tiago Splitter 3 |
Blocks |
Charlie Villanueva 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Antonio
|
109 |
45.7 |
10-24 |
25-30 |
20 |
33 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
Detroit
|
119 |
51.7 |
10-22 |
17-20 |
26 |
49 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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San Antonio will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Spurs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.