⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:13 · DET 71-71 MIL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 5:28 · DET 108-100 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Drummond out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:42 · DET 108-102 MIL
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · DET 113-106 MIL
- Turnover
Kyle Singler out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · DET 116-111 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass
Q4 3:43 · DET 102-98 MIL
- Turnover
Jeff Adrien offensive foul (Brandon Jennings draws the foul)
Q4 3:00 · DET 104-100 MIL
- Turnover
Jeff Adrien turnover
Q4 3:00 · DET 104-100 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
