⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:11 · MIL 22-27 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:12 · MIL 45-45 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q1 5:56 · MIL 9-20 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:55 · MIL 60-64 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 7:41 · MIL 69-79 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
