⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:17 · DET 18-13 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Jefferson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 1:54 · DET 55-45 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
