⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, 23 of 44 from three- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 3
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 6:40 · MIL 24-14 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 2:15 · MIL 122-114 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
OT 4:49 · MIL 131-123 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Smith traveling
Q4 4:11 · MIL 109-109 DET
- Turnover
Tyler Smith bad pass
Q4 0:13 · MIL 122-117 DET
- Missed FT
Pat Connaughton misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
OT 4:49 · MIL 123-123 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:19 · MIL 73-68 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:37 · MIL 95-92 DET
- Ties it
Lindy Waters III hit a 23-foot three jumper, Bobi Klintman with the assist
Q4 0:01 · MIL 123-123 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Sasser bad pass
Q4 1:58 · MIL 116-114 DET
- Turnover
Tolu Smith traveling
Q4 1:46 · MIL 118-114 DET
- Turnover
Marcus Sasser bad pass
OT 4:25 · MIL 125-123 DET
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 23 | Threes made | 22 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 35 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
