⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 7:30 · MIL 43-31 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 7:55 · MIL 69-51 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q4 6:38 · MIL 106-78 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 7:42 · MIL 13-14 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
