⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:39 · DET 37-28 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 9:52 · DET 49-36 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Mason Technical Foul
Q3 8:47 · DET 48-36 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
