⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 fourteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 14-6 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 10:29 · CHI 30-21 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 0:35 · CHI 75-59 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q4 6:58 · CHI 86-62 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:41 · CHI 21-21 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q1 9:45 · CHI 8-4 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
