⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 21-12 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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 8:00 · DET 33-32 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:58 · DET 81-87 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Double Technical Foul. Desmond Mason gains possession.
Q4 6:24 · DET 69-81 MIL
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Technical Foul
Q4 4:58 · DET 71-83 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:55 · DET 4-8 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 1:04 · DET 25-32 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 7:46 · DET 50-64 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd Bad Pass. Stolen by Lindsey Hunter.
Q4 0:37 · DET 86-90 MIL
- Missed FT
Damon Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · DET 88-90 MIL
- Missed FT
Damon Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · DET 88-90 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
