⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 41
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
- Lead
Ramon Sessions hit a 11-foot jumper
OT 4:11 · MIL 111-109 DET
- Lead
Richard Jefferson hit a 15-foot jumper, Ramon Sessions with the assist
OT 2:47 · MIL 113-111 DET
- Lead
Richard Jefferson hit a 6-foot two point shot
OT 2:01 · MIL 115-113 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions turnover
Q4 2:00 · MIL 106-103 DET
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIL 108-109 DET
- Turnover
Charlie Bell bad pass
Q4 0:03 · MIL 109-109 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 5:58 · MIL 10-17 DET
- Go-ahead
Richard Hamilton hit a 14-foot jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
Q4 0:26 · MIL 108-109 DET
- Ties it
Rasheed Wallace hit a dunk
OT 1:20 · MIL 117-117 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:45 · MIL 79-79 DET
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess offensive foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)
Q4 0:09 · MIL 109-109 DET
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess turnover
Q4 0:09 · MIL 109-109 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
