⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse 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, 21 free throws to their seven- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 4:54 · CHI 19-18 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 11:45 · CHI 73-61 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 4:31 · CHI 83-71 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Korver bad pass
Q4 2:32 · CHI 79-71 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:07 · CHI 4-8 DET
- Steal
Austin Daye stole it from Kyle Korver
Q4 2:32 · CHI 79-71 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 3:09 · CHI 79-71 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
