⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 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, 42 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q2 10:02 · MIL 38-31 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:29 · MIL 73-80 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 9:26 · MIL 54-62 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:08 · MIL 90-98 DET
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIL 98-105 DET
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIL 98-105 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 11 |
