The Spurs found themselves in a hole early, and managed to dig themselves out by halftime. DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs in scoring with 26 and 25, respectively. Blake Griffin led the Pistons with 34 points. That marked 5 wins in a row for the Spurs and 3 straight for 2019.
Roundup:
The Spurs started out slow, and the Pistons jumped out to an early lead. Gregg Popovich wasted no time calling back-to-back timeouts and benched 80% of the starters in the hopes of injecting some energy into the game.