⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 30-22 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 11:07 · DET 36-29 MIL
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 0:57 · DET 99-98 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
OT 1:36 · DET 104-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 3:00 · DET 87-80 MIL
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · DET 87-83 MIL
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · DET 87-83 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:59 · DET 6-8 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:18 · DET 87-85 MIL
- Lead
Mo Williams hit a driving layup
OT 2:57 · DET 94-96 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mo Williams bad pass
Q4 1:39 · DET 89-85 MIL
- Turnover
Mo Williams bad pass
OT 1:49 · DET 94-98 MIL
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut lost ball
OT 0:46 · DET 99-98 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
