⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 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 eighteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 41
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 15
- A 17-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 26 in the third 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 26
Q3 11:25 · CHI 78-52 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 37-point lead to 47
Q4 6:45 · CHI 123-76 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:02 · CHI 58-46 DET
- Technical
Marko Simonovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:48 · CHI 126-84 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:41 · CHI 14-22 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Saddiq Bey misses technical free throw
Q2 2:02 · CHI 58-46 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 18 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 33 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
