โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ MIL better than we expected
โผ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
Made eight threes to their fifteen
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 7:08 ยท MIL 20-14 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:42 ยท MIL 48-42 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 9:03 ยท MIL 65-50 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 2:04 ยท MIL 93-87 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:33 ยท MIL 0-8 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 8:25 ยท MIL 30-35 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:43 ยท MIL 75-70 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:55 ยท MIL 93-93 DET
- Turnover
Avery Bradley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 ยท MIL 95-93 DET
- Turnover
Anthony Tolliver bad pass
Q4 0:02 ยท MIL 99-95 DET
๐The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Steals | 16 |
| 19 | Blocks | 20 |







