⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 3:25 · MIL 27-15 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 2:48 · MIL 77-70 DET
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · MIL 82-75 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:01 · MIL 75-70 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:51 · MIL 82-75 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:51 · MIL 82-75 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
