โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ CHI better than we expected
โผ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:38 ยท CHI 8-0 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 4:24 ยท CHI 72-75 DET
- Turnover
Luol Deng Lost Ball. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 2:01 ยท CHI 74-82 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:17 ยท CHI 24-22 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 4:58 ยท CHI 56-59 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Ben Gordon.
Q4 1:27 ยท CHI 75-83 DET
๐The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |







