⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 15-6 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:54 · CHI 33-38 DET
- Ties it
Darius Songaila hit a 12-foot jumper, Kirk Hinrich with the assist
Q4 2:39 · CHI 87-87 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Piatkowski misses technical free throw
Q2 5:39 · CHI 29-38 DET
- Turnover
Ben Gordon offensive foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)
Q4 4:35 · CHI 83-87 DET
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
Q4 4:35 · CHI 83-87 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 3:29 · CHI 16-23 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 9:36 · CHI 25-38 DET
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a 20-foot jumper, Maurice Evans with the assist
Q4 2:10 · CHI 87-89 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:18 · CHI 28-38 DET
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:29 · CHI 45-52 DET
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q3 4:56 · CHI 61-59 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
