⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:30 · MIL 44-49 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 5:50 · MIL 62-55 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hakim Warrick misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:53 · MIL 87-79 DET
- Turnover
Hakim Warrick offensive foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)
Q4 1:58 · MIL 91-83 DET
- Turnover
Hakim Warrick turnover
Q4 1:58 · MIL 91-83 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:19 · MIL 7-17 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:45 · MIL 16-29 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey offensive foul (Dan Gadzuric draws the foul)
Q4 2:12 · MIL 91-83 DET
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey turnover
Q4 2:12 · MIL 91-83 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
