The San Antonio Spurs defeated the host Detroit Pistons 103 - 92, at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday evening. The Spurs got out to a quick start, earning a 27 - 19 advantage after one quarter. They built on that advantage, bringing to score to 60 - 41 by halftime. The Pistons came up with a strong second half, outscoring the Spurs 51 - 43, however it was not enough to make up for their early struggles, as the Spurs walked away with their fifth win in six games. Kawhi Leonard led the way for San Antonio (41 - 12) with a game - high 32 points on 11 - of - 22 shooting, to go along with six rebounds and five assists, in 33 minutes. LaMarcus Aldridge followed up with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Dewayne Dedmon came up huge with 17 points and 17 rebounds, in 32 minutes. The Spurs go on to visit New York, as they take on the Knicks on Sunday. Meanwhile, seven players scored in double digits for the Pistons (25 - 29), including Tobias Harris, who led the way with 16 in 33 minutes off the bench. Ish Smith chipped in 15 points off the bench, while Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond finished with 12 points each. Jon Leuer, Marcus Morris and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope finished with 10 each. The Pistons go on to visit Toronto, where they will take on the Raptors on Sunday.
["TeamStat(G,'Pistons') has 29 Losses ,has 92 Total points ,has 19 Points in 1st quarter ,has 25 Wins ."
 "TeamStat(G,'Spurs') has 12 Losses ,has 103 Total points ,has 27 Points in 1st quarter ,has 41 Wins ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Kawhi Leonard') has 5 Assists ,has 22 Field goals attempted ,has 11 Field goals made ,has 33 Minutes played ,has 32 Points ,has 6 Total rebounds ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'LaMarcus Aldridge') has 32 Assists ,has 19 Field goals attempted ,has 11 Field goals made ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Dewayne Dedmon') has 32 Assists ,has 17 Field goals attempted ,has 17 Field goals made ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Marcus Morris') has 10 Assists ,has 10 Field goals attempted ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Jon Leuer') has 10 Assists ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Andre Drummond') has 12 Assists ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Kentavious Caldwell-Pope') has 10 Assists ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Reggie Jackson') has 12 Assists ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Tobias Harris') has 7 Assists ,has 33 Field goals attempted ,has 16 Field goals made ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Ish Smith') has 15 Assists ."]