⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:29 · DET 8-0 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 7:02 · DET 72-57 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q4 6:38 · DET 98-77 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:23 · DET 93-76 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
