⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
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
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:15 · CHI 59-67 DET
- Turnover
Tyrus Thomas bad pass
Q4 0:48 · CHI 80-87 DET
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:30 · CHI 85-93 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:05 · CHI 72-81 DET
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:58 · CHI 80-87 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |