⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- They went cold, five of 28 from three
- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 53
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
A 17-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 14 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 9:23 · CHI 8-9 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q3 7:32 · CHI 71-47 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nikola Vucevic flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:35 · CHI 89-66 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:45 · CHI 0-9 DET
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 14
Q4 8:13 · CHI 89-75 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Garza misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 6:35 · CHI 89-67 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 8 |
