⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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, 46 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 1:47 · DET 72-54 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q3 2:28 · DET 114-86 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tobias Harris technical foul
Q3 4:41 · DET 96-78 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:29 · DET 53-49 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 38 | Assists | 26 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
