⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 23 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 41 from three
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 56
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:56 · DET 12-10 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 6:27 · DET 103-121 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q2 0:20 · DET 59-77 MIL
- Technical
Jalen Duren technical foul
Q3 11:10 · DET 59-81 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:47 · DET 18-22 MIL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q2 3:57 · DET 55-75 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 11 | Threes made | 23 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
