⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 60
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 3:08 · CHI 44-26 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andres Nocioni misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · CHI 71-76 DET
- Missed FT
Andres Nocioni misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · CHI 71-76 DET
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · CHI 71-79 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:43 · CHI 55-50 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 0:59 · CHI 61-62 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · CHI 71-76 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:21 · CHI 71-76 DET
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · CHI 71-78 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
