⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 16 points ahead of 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 first 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
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 68
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 took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 7:08 · CHI 22-12 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q3 10:36 · CHI 77-55 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 3:02 · CHI 92-72 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tre Jones out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:52 · CHI 111-109 DET
- Missed FT
Josh Giddey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · CHI 112-109 DET
- Missed FT
Josh Giddey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CHI 114-111 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- Ties it
Ronald Holland II hit a 23-foot three shot, Ausar Thompson with the assist
Q4 2:54 · CHI 105-105 DET
- Ties it
Cade Cunningham hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 2:22 · CHI 107-107 DET
- Ties it
Cade Cunningham hit a driving layup
Q4 1:47 · CHI 109-109 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jalen Duren flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:53 · CHI 74-55 DET
- Turnover
Ausar Thompson bad pass
Q4 4:30 · CHI 103-98 DET
📊The numbers
| CHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |




