⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 31 rebounds to 20- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 19-10 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 19 in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 7:58 · DET 49-40 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 4:03 · DET 61-44 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 8:23 · DET 81-56 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 2:12 · DET 31-33 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 19
Q4 9:53 · DET 107-88 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses technical free throw
Q1 6:37 · DET 15-9 MIL
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses technical free throw
Q2 5:24 · DET 47-40 MIL
- Technical
Desmond Mason technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:07 · DET 77-56 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
