⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the second quarter
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q2 1:46 · CHI 49-61 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 0:01 · CHI 78-73 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:22 · CHI 96-94 DET
- Missed FT
Coby White misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · CHI 103-100 DET
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CHI 105-102 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q1 0:08 · CHI 27-47 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Josh Jackson and Zach LaVine
Q3 2:04 · CHI 66-67 DET
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:02 · CHI 87-86 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
