{"id":5397,"date":"2023-01-07T19:01:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T19:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/tre-jones-leads-short-handed-san-antonio-spurs-in-victory-over-detroit-pistons\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T19:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T19:01:04","slug":"tre-jones-leads-short-handed-san-antonio-spurs-in-victory-over-detroit-pistons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/tre-jones-leads-short-handed-san-antonio-spurs-in-victory-over-detroit-pistons\/","title":{"rendered":"Tre Jones leads short-handed San Antonio Spurs in victory over Detroit Pistons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p>The San Antonio Spurs (13-26) defeated the Detroit Pistons (11-31) with a final score of 121-109. With both teams participating in Victor&#8217;s Wenbenyama sweepstakes, it&#8217;s up to the viewer to see who really &#8220;wins&#8221; this game. <\/p>\n<p>Torre Jones played a key role in leading the short-handed Spurs to a 25-point win. Devin Vassell&#8217;s absence put an additional burden on the rest of the team to step up in the scoring department. That was intensified by Keldon-Johnson playing only 13 minutes. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like I had to grind it down a little more,&#8221; said Jones.  &#8220;It was a little busy there, but we had to come together with the following mentality to start the new year with great success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs began to pull away from the Pistons late in the second half, leading by 14 points. Detroit were within eight points with 2:46 remaining in regulation after Jaden Ivey finished the drive with a dunk. Malachi his Branham answered with his 3-pointer, pushing the Spurs back by his double-digit margin, and proved to be the ultimate difference-making play in the game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said, &#8220;The last time Malachi made a big one, it decided the game.&#8221; I thought it was a pretty good thing for<\/p>\n<p>There was disappointment in the Pistons&#8217; lack of rhythm on defense. The Spurs were able to take advantage and dominate a relatively large part of the game after halftime. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>Pistons guard Jaden Ivey said, &#8220;We didn&#8217;t dictate the ball at the start of the first half.&#8221; Yes, it made the second half of the game more comfortable.It&#8217;s up to us to figure out how to put ourselves in a better position defensively.It hurt the whole game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<p>Bojan Bogdanovic (21 points), Ivy (20 points) and Cillian Hayes (18 points) led the Pistons in the scoring division with 59 combined. Meanwhile, the Spurs had a balanced attack with Jones setting the tone.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<p>The Spurs will face the Boston Celtics on Saturday.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"mm-horizontal-rule mm-horizontal-rule--hr1\"\/>\n<p><strong><em>Want the latest breaking news and insider info on the Dallas Mavericks? 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