⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 10:55 · DET 13-0 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:33 · DET 29-21 MIL
- Ties it
Tayshaun Prince hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:50 · DET 94-94 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Maxiell out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:38 · DET 92-89 MIL
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 1:20 · DET 92-92 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- Ties it
Ersan Ilyasova hit a 27-foot three jumper, Brandon Jennings with the assist
Q4 1:43 · DET 92-92 MIL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q4 5:13 · DET 92-94 MIL
- Lead
Monta Ellis hit a 15-foot two point shot, Ersan Ilyasova with the assist
Q4 1:06 · DET 92-94 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
