⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. 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, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 6:01 · MIL 71-82 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:26 · MIL 20-27 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q3 8:44 · MIL 48-58 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 5:07 · MIL 51-67 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 30% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
