⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one- Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 23
- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 29
- A 16-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 29 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 6:18 · DET 23-14 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 3:06 · DET 33-16 MIL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 29
Q3 9:34 · DET 80-51 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 23
Q3 0:00 · DET 97-74 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 6:48 · DET 104-85 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 1 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
