⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 9
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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 stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q3 9:08 · MIL 75-49 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 2:58 · MIL 87-64 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:29 · MIL 37-31 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 7:12 · MIL 75-58 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
