⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36- Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 26
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 4:47 · DET 24-18 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 9:49 · DET 74-59 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 0:20 · DET 97-81 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 1:05 · DET 124-112 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Kuzma technical foul
Q2 3:04 · DET 52-45 MIL
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
