⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their fourteen- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 5:56 · DET 10-6 MIL
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:09 · DET 77-72 MIL
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · DET 97-90 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 8:03 · DET 61-55 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
