⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 3:13 · MIL 60-58 DET
- Ties it
Mike James made three point jumper. Assisted by Michael Redd.
Q4 2:09 · MIL 77-77 DET
- Winner
Desmond Mason made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · MIL 80-79 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:15 · MIL 71-73 DET
- Missed FT
Michael Redd missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · MIL 82-79 DET
- Missed FT
Mike James missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · MIL 82-79 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:24 · MIL 35-41 DET
- Lead
Rasheed Wallace made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 1:47 · MIL 77-79 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 73% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
