⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:26 · CHI 12-5 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:08 · CHI 56-57 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 1:39 · CHI 76-70 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:28 · CHI 12-14 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:25 · CHI 86-78 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
