⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 33
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 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:38 · DET 16-7 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 7:24 · DET 42-35 MIL
- Steal
Greg Monroe stole it from Carlos Delfino
Q4 1:51 · DET 84-78 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:42 · DET 24-23 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:06 · DET 72-68 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Delfino bad pass
Q4 1:51 · DET 84-78 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
