⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 30 from three
- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 8:40 · MIL 22-4 DET
- Lead
Thon Maker hit a 23-foot three jumper, Matthew Dellavedova with the assist
OT 1:58 · MIL 102-99 DET
- Winner
Khris Middleton hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 0:40 · MIL 105-102 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:40 · MIL 87-91 DET
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:58 · MIL 88-91 DET
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:11 · MIL 106-102 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Lead
Tobias Harris hit a tip shot
Q4 1:14 · MIL 93-95 DET
- Ties it
Ish Smith hit a driving layup
OT 3:04 · MIL 99-99 DET
- Ties it
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tobias Harris with the assist
OT 1:22 · MIL 102-102 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:39 · MIL 95-95 DET
- Turnover
Ish Smith traveling
OT 2:08 · MIL 99-99 DET
- Turnover
Andre Drummond bad pass
OT 1:44 · MIL 102-99 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
