⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 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, 34 free throws to their ten- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 9:19 · DET 79-64 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 10:30 · DET 47-39 MIL
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q3 7:20 · DET 55-43 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:08 · DET 2-9 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:39 · DET 68-64 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
T.J. Ford technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 7:20 · DET 55-43 MIL
- Technical
Andrew Bogut technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 7:20 · DET 55-43 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
