⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 33 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen
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 1 down to 9 up
Q3 3:23 · DET 69-60 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:35 · DET 92-82 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince traveling
Q4 3:25 · DET 84-80 MIL
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 2:56 · DET 84-80 MIL
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · DET 92-84 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:13 · DET 19-25 MIL
- Steal
Mo Williams stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 2:56 · DET 84-80 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson turnover
Q4 3:10 · DET 84-80 MIL
- Turnover
Mo Williams turnover
Q4 1:50 · DET 90-82 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
