⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fourteen from three- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 6:18 · DET 46-31 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 10:22 · DET 63-50 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 1:22 · DET 29-24 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:16 · DET 73-64 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
John Salmons technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:11 · DET 33-30 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
