⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their no- They went cold, no of eleven from three
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 23
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 4-point lead to 13
Q1 6:01 · MIL 23-10 DET
- Go-ahead
Desmond Mason made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Williams.
Q4 2:34 · MIL 89-88 DET
- Winner
Michael Redd made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:58 · MIL 91-90 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · MIL 95-90 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:46 · MIL 45-42 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:02 · MIL 49-55 DET
- Go-ahead
Richard Hamilton made Layup. Assisted by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 2:15 · MIL 89-90 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 0 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
