⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 30-2 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- Lost the glass, 48 rebounds to 59
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 8:39 · CHI 41-31 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 10:57 · CHI 58-50 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:26 · CHI 45-43 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:51 · CHI 45-44 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Killian Hayes misses technical free throw
Q3 7:41 · CHI 60-53 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Steals | 1 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
