⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 21-5 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 7
- A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28 in the second quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:25 · DET 26-19 MIL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28
Q2 1:22 · DET 67-39 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio McDyess Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 4:41 · DET 44-35 MIL
- Technical
Antonio McDyess Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q2 4:41 · DET 46-37 MIL
- Technical
Antonio McDyess Technical Foul. His 4th Technical Foul.
Q2 4:41 · DET 58-39 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 1:40 · DET 21-19 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
