⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses technical free throw
Q1 6:01 · CHI 16-8 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q3 6:43 · CHI 48-59 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:56 · CHI 39-38 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:45 · CHI 44-48 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 8:40 · CHI 57-79 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:43 · CHI 48-59 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
