⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 9:53 · DET 13-2 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:29 · DET 101-97 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:00 · DET 74-69 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 0:26 · DET 103-99 MIL
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Offensive Foul
Q4 0:22 · DET 103-99 MIL
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Foul
Q4 0:22 · DET 103-99 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
