⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 25 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, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of thirteen from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36
- A 19-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 29 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 2:35 · MIL 61-48 DET
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 29
Q3 4:33 · MIL 93-64 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - O.J. Mayo and Marcus Morris
Q2 5:39 · MIL 39-37 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 23
Q4 10:07 · MIL 97-74 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Aron Baynes flagrant foul type 1 (Greg Monroe draws the foul)
Q3 0:27 · MIL 86-62 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 69% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
