⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
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 Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the second 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 cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q3 5:46 · MIL 75-93 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 6:17 · MIL 101-117 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Rollins technical foul
Q2 1:35 · MIL 52-61 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 11:21 · MIL 3-9 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q2 9:41 · MIL 33-46 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 1:35 · MIL 52-72 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 63% |
| 20 | Threes made | 16 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
