⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
-5Q122-26
-1Q225-26
-4Q313-14
-8Q418-23
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 40
Key battles
19Fast break points4
4Blocks1
40Points in the paint24
9Offensive rebounds5
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q1 5:13 · MIL 13-12 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
