⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 11:40 · DET 43-40 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 1:09 · DET 87-85 CHI
- Lead
Tayshaun Prince hit a 17-foot two point shot
OT 4:37 · DET 87-85 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince traveling
OT 2:31 · DET 88-89 CHI
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
OT 1:53 · DET 88-89 CHI
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince lost ball
OT 1:25 · DET 88-91 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:08 · DET 6-10 CHI
- Ties it
Carlos Boozer hit a two point shot, Kurt Thomas with the assist
OT 4:16 · DET 87-87 CHI
- Winner
Ronnie Brewer hit a layup, Carlos Boozer with the assist
OT 3:00 · DET 88-89 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer offensive foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)
OT 3:33 · DET 87-87 CHI
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer turnover
OT 3:33 · DET 87-87 CHI
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer bad pass
OT 1:06 · DET 88-91 CHI
📊The numbers
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
