⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 37
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
Q1 5:56 · MIL 19-17 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 8:03 · MIL 74-56 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 6:26 · MIL 110-85 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:13 · MIL 11-17 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:04 · MIL 23-27 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:15 · MIL 81-60 DET
- Flagrant
Richard Hamilton flagrant foul type 1 (Joe Smith draws the foul)
Q4 5:48 · MIL 105-85 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 65% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
