⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 24 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 23-6 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 1:08 · MIL 52-59 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 7:13 · MIL 36-50 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Blake technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 11:44 · MIL 24-34 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
