⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 25 free throws to their thirteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 8:27 · CHI 60-51 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:26 · CHI 22-20 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:41 · CHI 92-81 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
