⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30
- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 20
- Made four threes to their ten
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their ten
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 6:28 · DET 21-12 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 10:59 · DET 71-57 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Bynum turnover
Q4 1:21 · DET 100-93 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:49 · DET 100-93 MIL
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · DET 102-96 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Hakim Warrick technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:12 · DET 87-75 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
