SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs kept giving the Detroit Pistons hope. Brandon Jennings made the most
of a last-second opening.
The Pistons guard took a bad inbounds pass by Tim Duncan and drove the length of the court in the final
seven seconds, weaving through San Antonio’s backpedaling defenders, to bank in an 11-foot jumper. The
shot Tuesday lifted Detroit to its sixth straight victory, 105-104.
His bucket backed up double-doubles from Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe and the Pistons rallied from 18
points down in the first half.
"We are getting better," Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy said. "If you stay in there,
sometimes you get a break. We had a very good break at the end. We got lucky at the end. Our resolve to
stay in the game right down to the last few seconds was huge."
Drummond had 20 points and 17 rebounds and Monroe added 17 points and 11 boards, as the Pistons snapped a
four-game skid in San Antonio (21-15). D.J. Augustin added 19 points for Detroit (11-23), which has not
lost since waiving Josh Smith on Dec. 22.
San Antonio point guard Tony Parker played just 13 minutes in his return from a five-game absence due to
a strained left hamstring. He was 0-for-3 shooting and had just two assists, but he did not appear to
aggravate the injury.
"He wanted to play, but I’m being conservative," coach Gregg Popovich said. "He had 13
minutes. That’s good after sitting out as long as he did; make sure he doesn’t reinjure the thing."

Parker had missed 13 games total due to the injury, returning twice for a single game only to aggravate
his hamstring. The Spurs were 6-7 in Parker’s absence.
It was part of an odd night for the defending NBA champions.
The Spurs rallied behind five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, but were 4 for 7 on free throws in the
final 2 minutes.
San Antonio opted to intentionally foul Detroit’s Jodie Meeks after Patty Mills made 1 of 2 free throws
with 10.8 seconds left to give the Spurs a 104-101 lead.
Popovich was succinct when asked why he fouled in that situation.
"Because I wanted to," he said.
Meeks made both shots, pulling the Pistons within 104-103 with eight seconds remaining.
Those final eight seconds were the only time Duncan was on the court in the final quarter.
"I made different choices," Popovich said of his decision to sit Duncan.
Duncan’s inbounds pass went off Mills’ hands and was gathered by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who passed it
to Jennings. Unsure if there was a timeout remaining, Jennings charged down court.
"Once I got to the frontcourt, I was open for the 3, but I was like, ‘I’m not going to shoot the
3," Jennings said. "Once I saw (Boris) Diaw get on the outside, I’ve got a good opportunity to
go past him and I shot the floater off the glass."