⏱️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. A much tighter, lower 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 Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:20 · MIL 41-47 DET
- Ties it
Charlie Bell hit a layup
Q4 1:31 · MIL 81-81 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd traveling
Q4 4:47 · MIL 75-78 DET
- Turnover
Michael Redd bad pass
Q4 2:57 · MIL 77-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:21 · MIL 6-16 DET
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Michael Redd
Q4 2:57 · MIL 77-81 DET
- Winner
Rasheed Wallace hit a 6-foot jumper
Q4 1:12 · MIL 81-83 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess offensive foul (Charlie Bell draws the foul)
Q4 4:54 · MIL 75-78 DET
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess turnover
Q4 4:54 · MIL 75-78 DET
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · MIL 81-83 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
