⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
+5Q125-20
-6Q220-26
-2Q316-17
-3Q415-18
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of twenty from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
15%Three-point accuracy40%
11Free throws made23
3Threes made8
4Blocks1
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
