⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:26 · CHI 99-100 DET
- Winner
Ben Gordon hit a 24-foot three jumper, Derrick Rose with the assist
Q4 0:16 · CHI 104-102 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 0:46 · CHI 107-102 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
Q4 4:15 · CHI 88-96 DET
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:49 · CHI 94-100 DET
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · CHI 96-100 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:07 · CHI 5-14 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:11 · CHI 46-49 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton bad pass
Q4 0:10 · CHI 105-102 DET
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
Q4 0:08 · CHI 107-102 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
