⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse 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, 32 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 18-6 off them
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 53
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 9:39 · MIL 42-27 DET
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 1:12 · MIL 116-115 DET
- Steal
Malik Beasley stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 0:09 · MIL 119-118 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Brook Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:09 · MIL 47-35 DET
- Turnover
Cameron Payne out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:40 · MIL 108-113 DET
- Missed FT
Jae Crowder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MIL 119-118 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 2:36 · MIL 87-95 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Duren offensive foul
Q4 1:21 · MIL 114-115 DET
- Turnover
Jalen Duren turnover
Q4 1:21 · MIL 114-115 DET
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 0:09 · MIL 119-118 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
