⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the third quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q2 7:52 · MIL 42-31 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Jennings technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:13 · MIL 54-61 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 7:45 · MIL 54-61 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 11:26 · MIL 62-83 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 8 |
