⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 26
Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 28-2 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:39 · DET 33-35 MIL
- Winner
Chauncey Billups made 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 1:35 · DET 86-83 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:56 · DET 76-76 MIL
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · DET 86-83 MIL
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson Bad Pass. Stolen by Ray Allen.
Q4 0:01 · DET 87-83 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:11 · DET 0-8 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 5:43 · DET 52-62 MIL
- Ties it
Tim Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:44 · DET 83-83 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:31 · DET 76-76 MIL
- Missed FT
Anthony Mason missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:14 · DET 81-78 MIL
- Turnover
Ray Allen Lost Ball. Stolen by Jon Barry.
Q4 1:15 · DET 86-83 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |











