⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 48
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:23 · CHI 109-119 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul
Q1 3:08 · CHI 25-28 DET
- Technical
Jalen Smith technical foul
Q4 7:51 · CHI 92-105 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:17 · CHI 48-52 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 9:18 · CHI 61-82 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 2:41 · CHI 110-128 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q1 3:08 · CHI 25-28 DET
- Technical
Double technical foul - Malik Beasley and Malik Beasley
Q2 8:33 · CHI 44-39 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |






