⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- They went cold, eleven of 46 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 4:41 · MIL 59-53 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:00 · MIL 106-111 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:46 · MIL 19-22 DET
- Technical
Jrue Holiday technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:12 · MIL 94-100 DET
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · MIL 106-114 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:10 · MIL 38-43 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q3 11:01 · MIL 67-74 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 2:03 · MIL 80-87 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hamidou Diallo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · MIL 103-111 DET
- Missed FT
Hamidou Diallo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · MIL 103-111 DET
- Missed FT
Justin Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIL 106-114 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
