⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 32- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
- Made twelve threes to their 21
- They shot well above their usual, 21 of 37 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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 11:26 · DET 106-105 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey bad pass
Q4 2:14 · DET 126-131 MIL
- Missed FT
Jaden Ivey misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:17 · DET 130-136 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 6:34 · DET 121-126 MIL
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from Jaden Ivey
Q4 2:14 · DET 126-131 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:03 · DET 124-127 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DET 132-138 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 21 | Threes made | 12 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
