⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Joel Przybilla Double Technical Foul. Ben Wallace gains possession.
Q1 4:46 · MIL 16-12 DET
- Turnover
Ray Allen Lost Ball. Stolen by Corliss Williamson.
Q4 3:47 · MIL 85-91 DET
- Missed FT
Glenn Robinson missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:06 · MIL 87-100 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson Out of Bounds
Q4 4:54 · MIL 85-89 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:58 · MIL 85-91 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:58 · MIL 85-91 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
