Bulls 89-82 Pistons (23 Dec, 2004) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

9-15, 3-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	19	27	18	25	89
DET	19	19	24	20	82

Detroit Pistons

12-12, 7-4 home

Rasheed Wallace missed 15 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 16 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace's 4 ft jumper blocked by Eddy Curry.
Rasheed Wallace missed 20 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Chauncey Billups missed layup.
Rasheed Wallace missed jumper.
Ben Wallace made tip shot.
Richard Hamilton made jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Ben Wallace missed layup.
Richard Hamilton missed 17 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince made 9 ft hook shot. Assisted by Rasheed Wallace.
Ben Wallace made 5 ft hook shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.
Tayshaun Prince made 11 ft hook shot. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Tayshaun Prince missed layup.
Tayshaun Prince made layup. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
Richard Hamilton missed 14 ft jumper.
Antonio McDyess missed 13 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace missed tip shot.
Antonio McDyess missed 19 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace missed 15 ft jumper.
Lindsey Hunter missed 20 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton missed layup.
Lindsey Hunter made layup.
Tayshaun Prince's layup blocked by Antonio Davis.
Lindsey Hunter missed 21 ft jumper.
Antonio McDyess made layup. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
Antonio McDyess made two point shot. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Chauncey Billups made 18 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed three point jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Rasheed Wallace missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Chauncey Billups missed 18 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace made layup. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Richard Hamilton missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 17 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 16 ft jumper.
Lindsey Hunter missed 20 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton's layup blocked by Tyson Chandler.
Chauncey Billups made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Tayshaun Prince missed jumper.
Ben Wallace missed layup.
Rasheed Wallace made 16 ft jumper.
Ben Wallace missed jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Chauncey Billups made driving layup.
Ronald Dupree missed layup.
Rasheed Wallace missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Ronald Dupree's layup blocked by Luol Deng.
Chauncey Billups made 27 ft three point jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 18 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed 16 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton missed 7 ft jumper.
Rasheed Wallace missed tip shot.
Chauncey Billups made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
Antonio McDyess's 18 ft jumper blocked by Eddy Curry.
Ronald Dupree missed 14 ft jumper.
Chauncey Billups made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
Rasheed Wallace made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Antonio McDyess.
Ronald Dupree's dunk blocked by Eddy Curry.
Rasheed Wallace missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Ronald Dupree missed jumper.
Richard Hamilton made 16 ft two point shot.
Tayshaun Prince missed 14 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton's layup blocked by Tyson Chandler.
Chauncey Billups missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Ben Wallace made layup.
Chauncey Billups made 12 ft jumper.
Tayshaun Prince missed layup.
Antonio McDyess missed tip shot.
Chauncey Billups missed layup.
Richard Hamilton made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Richard Hamilton missed layup.
Tayshaun Prince missed 19 ft jumper.
Richard Hamilton made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Chauncey Billups missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Rasheed Wallace made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
Chauncey Billups missed 14 ft running jumper.
Chauncey Billups made driving layup.
Chauncey Billups made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
Lindsey Hunter made driving layup.
Eddy Curry made layup. Assisted by Chris Duhon.
Eddy Curry made two point shot. Assisted by Luol Deng.
Eddy Curry made layup. Assisted by Antonio Davis.
Kirk Hinrich missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Antonio Davis made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Luol Deng.
Antonio Davis missed jumper.
Chris Duhon's layup blocked by Ben Wallace.
Luol Deng made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Luol Deng missed 20 ft jumper.
Eddy Curry's layup blocked by Ben Wallace.
Luol Deng missed 21 ft jumper.
Ben Gordon missed 18 ft jumper.
Andres Nocioni missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Andres Nocioni made driving dunk. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Kirk Hinrich made 25 ft three point jumper.
Andres Nocioni made driving layup.
Kirk Hinrich missed three point jumper.
Ben Gordon made 26 ft three point jumper.
Chris Duhon missed 20 ft jumper.
Antonio Davis missed layup.
Tyson Chandler made tip shot.
Ben Gordon made 26 ft three point jumper.
Ben Gordon missed 9 ft running jumper.
Eddy Curry missed tip shot.
Tyson Chandler made tip shot.
Eddy Curry missed layup.
Andres Nocioni missed 19 ft jumper.
Tyson Chandler made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Luol Deng.
Luol Deng made two point shot. Assisted by Eric Piatkowski.
Eric Piatkowski missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Luol Deng missed 19 ft jumper.
Andres Nocioni missed jumper.
Tyson Chandler made layup.
Kirk Hinrich made 14 ft running jumper.
Eric Piatkowski missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Eric Piatkowski made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
Eric Piatkowski missed 29 ft three point jumper.
Antonio Davis made driving layup.
Luol Deng missed 19 ft jumper.
Chris Duhon missed layup.
Eddy Curry made dunk. Assisted by Chris Duhon.
Eddy Curry's jumper blocked by Rasheed Wallace.
Antonio Davis's layup blocked by Ben Wallace.
Kirk Hinrich missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Kirk Hinrich made 26 ft three point jumper.
Luol Deng made 19 ft jumper.
Luol Deng's layup blocked by Ben Wallace.
Eddy Curry made two point shot. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Ben Gordon made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Kirk Hinrich missed 19 ft jumper.
Andres Nocioni made 18 ft two point shot.
Andres Nocioni missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Kirk Hinrich missed 22 ft jumper.
Tyson Chandler's 13 ft jumper blocked by Ben Wallace.
Andres Nocioni made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.
Tyson Chandler's 7 ft jumper blocked by Ben Wallace.
Andres Nocioni missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Ben Gordon made 19 ft jumper.
Ben Gordon made 20 ft jumper.
Ben Gordon missed 22 ft jumper.
Tyson Chandler made tip shot.
Andres Nocioni made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Chris Duhon.
Antonio Davis missed 16 ft jumper.
Chris Duhon missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Ben Gordon made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Andres Nocioni.
Tyson Chandler made 14 ft jumper.
Ben Gordon made 19 ft jumper.
Ben Gordon missed 22 ft jumper.
Antonio Davis missed 17 ft jumper.
Andres Nocioni made layup. Assisted by Antonio Davis.

BULLS

PISTONS

TIME		CHI	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Eddy Curry vs. Ben Wallace. Chauncey Billups gains possession.	0	0
11:41	Chris Duhon Shooting Foul. Duhon's 1st Personal Foul, Chicago's 1st Team Foul.	0	0
11:41	Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
11:41	Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	2
11:29	Eddy Curry made layup. Assisted by Chris Duhon.	2	2
11:11	Rasheed Wallace missed 15 ft jumper.	2	2
11:10	Ben Wallace offensive rebound.	2	2
11:07	Chauncey Billups missed 26 ft three point jumper.	2	2
11:04	Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound.	2	2
10:51	Eddy Curry made two point shot. Assisted by Luol Deng.	4	2
10:34	Rasheed Wallace missed 16 ft jumper.	4	2
10:33	Eddy Curry defensive rebound.	4	2
10:21	Ben Wallace Shooting Foul. Wallace's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 1st Team Foul.	4	2
10:21	Luol Deng made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	2
10:21	Luol Deng made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	2
10:03	Rasheed Wallace's 4 ft jumper blocked by Eddy Curry.	6	2
10:00	Antonio Davis defensive rebound.	6	2
9:53	Eddy Curry made layup. Assisted by Antonio Davis.	8	2
9:32	Rasheed Wallace missed 20 ft jumper.	8	2
9:30	Chris Duhon defensive rebound.	8	2
9:22	Kirk Hinrich missed 23 ft three point jumper.	8	2
9:19	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	8	2
9:15	Richard Hamilton made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.	8	4
8:52	Eddy Curry Bad Pass. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.	8	4
8:49	Chauncey Billups missed layup.	8	4
8:48	Detroit offensive rebound.	8	4
8:37	Rasheed Wallace missed jumper.	8	4
8:34	Ben Wallace offensive rebound.	8	4
8:33	Ben Wallace made tip shot.	8	6
8:11	Antonio Davis made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Luol Deng.	10	6
7:48	Richard Hamilton made jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.	10	8
7:22	Antonio Davis missed jumper.	10	8
7:22	Chicago offensive rebound.	10	8
7:20	Chris Duhon's layup blocked by Ben Wallace.	10	8
7:20	Chicago offensive rebound.	10	8
7:20	Shot Clock Violation	10	8
7:03	Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Chris Duhon.	10	8
6:54	Antonio Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Ben Wallace.	10	8
6:43	Ben Wallace missed layup.	10	8
6:41	Antonio Davis defensive rebound.	10	8
6:35	Luol Deng made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.	12	8
6:18	Richard Hamilton missed 17 ft jumper.	12	8
6:16	Detroit offensive rebound.	12	8
6:16	Eddy Curry Loose Ball Foul. Curry's 1st Personal Foul, Chicago's 2nd Team Foul.	12	8
6:07	Tayshaun Prince made 9 ft hook shot. Assisted by Rasheed Wallace.	12	10
5:43	Eddy Curry Lost Ball. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.	12	10
5:35	Ben Wallace made 5 ft hook shot. Assisted by Richard Hamilton.	12	12
5:26	Chicago Full Timeout.	12	12
5:20	Kirk Hinrich Traveling	12	12
5:09	Ben Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Chris Duhon.	12	12
4:48	Luol Deng missed 20 ft jumper.	12	12
4:47	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	12	12
4:37	Tayshaun Prince made 11 ft hook shot. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.	12	14
4:16	Eddy Curry's layup blocked by Ben Wallace.	12	14
4:15	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound.	12	14
4:09	Tayshaun Prince missed layup.	12	14
4:09	Ben Wallace offensive rebound.	12	14
4:03	Tayshaun Prince made layup. Assisted by Ben Wallace.	12	16
3:42	Luol Deng missed 21 ft jumper.	12	16
3:41	Ben Wallace defensive rebound.	12	16
3:34	Luol Deng Shooting Foul. Deng's 1st Personal Foul, Chicago's 3rd Team Foul.	12	16
3:34	Ben Gordon enters the game for Chris Duhon.	12	16
3:34	Andres Nocioni enters the game for Luol Deng.	12	16
3:34	Tyson Chandler enters the game for Antonio Davis.	12	16
3:34	Rasheed Wallace made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	17
3:34	Antonio McDyess enters the game for Tayshaun Prince.	12	17
3:34	Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	17
3:34	Detroit offensive rebound.	12	17
3:33	Richard Hamilton offensive rebound.	12	17
3:27	Detroit Full Timeout.	12	17
3:17	Antonio McDyess Offensive Foul. McDyess's 2nd Personal Foul, Detroit's 2nd Team Foul.	12	17
3:17	Antonio McDyess Foul	12	17
3:04	Ben Gordon missed 18 ft jumper.	12	17
3:02	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound.	12	17
2:51	Richard Hamilton missed 14 ft jumper.	12	17
2:49	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound.	12	17
2:40	Andres Nocioni missed 25 ft three point jumper.	12	17
2:38	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound.	12	17
2:30	Antonio McDyess missed 13 ft jumper.	12	17
2:28	Ben Wallace offensive rebound.	12	17
2:27	Ben Wallace missed tip shot.	12	17
2:25	Ben Wallace offensive rebound.	12	17
2:13	Kirk Hinrich Personal Foul. Hinrich's 1st Personal Foul, Chicago's 4th Team Foul.	12	17
2:03	Antonio McDyess missed 19 ft jumper.	12	17
2:00	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound.	12	17
1:54	Richard Hamilton Personal Foul. Hamilton's 1st Personal Foul, Detroit's 3rd Team Foul.	12	17
1:54	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Chauncey Billups.	12	17
1:54	Ronald Dupree enters the game for Rasheed Wallace.	12	17
1:47	Andres Nocioni made driving dunk. Assisted by Kirk Hinrich.	14	17
1:27	Ben Wallace missed 15 ft jumper.	14	17
1:24	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound.	14	17
1:23	Antonio McDyess Bad Pass. Stolen by Kirk Hinrich.	14	17
1:19	Kirk Hinrich made 25 ft three point jumper.	17	17
1:01	Lindsey Hunter missed 20 ft jumper.	17	17
59.6	Ben Gordon defensive rebound.	17	17
53.6	Andres Nocioni made driving layup.	19	17
37.9	Richard Hamilton missed layup.	19	17
35.9	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound.	19	17
14.9	Kirk Hinrich missed three point jumper.	19	17
12.9	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound.	19	17
3.1	Ben Gordon Shooting Foul. Gordon's 1st Personal Foul, Chicago's 5th Team Foul.	19	17
3.1	Richard Hamilton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	18
3.1	Darvin Ham enters the game for Ronald Dupree.	19	18
3.1	Richard Hamilton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	19
0.9	Kirk Hinrich Turnover	19	19
0.9	Tayshaun Prince enters the game for Darvin Ham.	19	19
0.9	Chauncey Billups enters the game for Lindsey Hunter.	19	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	19	19

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 1-0

Bulls
89
Pistons
82

Game 1

23/12

Bulls
89
Pistons
82

Game 2

23/12

Pistons
87
Bulls
80

Game 3

4/1

Pistons
87
Bulls
80

Game 4

4/1

Bulls
100
Pistons
89

Game 5

23/1

Bulls
100
Pistons
89

Game 6

23/1

Pistons
85
Bulls
84

Game 7

12/4

Pistons
85
Bulls
84

Game 8

12/4

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 23 December 2004

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Jim Clark
Leon Wood
Anthony Jordan

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	8	0	1.000	-	W8
Chicago	3	4	.429	4.5	L2
Detroit	3	5	.375	5	W2
Indiana	2	4	.333	5	L1
Milwaukee	1	6	.143	6.5	L6

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