⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 47 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 28
Q4 5:58 · DET 82-110 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:59 · DET 16-20 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:37 · DET 6-13 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 2:20 · DET 37-57 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 35
Q4 8:28 · DET 70-105 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Semi Ojeleye technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:02 · DET 55-79 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 17 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
