⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 0:09 · DET 83-77 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:45 · DET 57-64 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 35 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
