⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 34- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:43 · MIL 35-27 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q4 8:05 · MIL 113-86 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Thon Maker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:09 · MIL 99-75 DET
- Technical
Brook Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:15 · MIL 111-85 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses technical free throw
Q4 9:09 · MIL 99-75 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
