⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 31 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 10:07 · DET 39-25 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 10:42 · DET 64-53 MIL
- Steal
Richard Hamilton stole it from Drew Gooden
Q4 1:07 · DET 104-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 4:58 · DET 98-90 MIL
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey lost ball
Q4 1:36 · DET 104-96 MIL
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton bad pass
Q4 1:09 · DET 104-98 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:55 · DET 49-47 MIL
- Steal
Drew Gooden stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 1:09 · DET 104-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova bad pass
Q4 3:32 · DET 100-94 MIL
- Turnover
Drew Gooden bad pass
Q4 1:07 · DET 104-98 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
