⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 23-10 off them- Made two threes to their eight
- Went cold from three, two of fourteen
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:00 · DET 51-55 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:01 · DET 97-102 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:29 · DET 41-50 MIL
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 7:03 · DET 58-61 MIL
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:09 · DET 97-105 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Steal
Charlie Villanueva stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:09 · DET 97-105 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ruben Patterson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:33 · DET 48-55 MIL
- Turnover
Michael Redd offensive foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)
Q4 0:26 · DET 94-102 MIL
- Turnover
Michael Redd turnover
Q4 0:26 · DET 94-102 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
