⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
+8Q131-22
+10Q231-24
-16Q326-38
-7Q424-32
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
17Offensive rebounds3
11Free throws made29
3Threes made9
54Rebounds36
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
