⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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, seventeen free throws to their seven- A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, nine of 33
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:50 · DET 39-39 MIL
- Winner
Andre Drummond hit a tip shot
Q4 0:02 · DET 92-91 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · DET 84-89 MIL
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:58 · DET 84-89 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 4:01 · DET 59-72 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Khris Middleton offensive foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul)
Q4 1:04 · DET 86-89 MIL
- Turnover
Khris Middleton turnover
Q4 1:04 · DET 86-89 MIL
- Missed FT
Jerryd Bayless misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DET 90-91 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
