Pistons 104-98 Bulls (24 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

13-15, 3-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	19	26	24	29	98
DET	32	26	22	24	104

Detroit Pistons

15-11, 8-5 home

104

Rasheed Wallace makes 14-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 19-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 12-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup (Allen Iverson assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Allen Iverson misses layup
Rodney Stuckey makes 21-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 13-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes two point shot (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes 20-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Larry Hughes blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
Jason Maxiell makes 8-foot hook shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Rasheed Wallace makes 9-foot two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Tyrus Thomas blocks Rodney Stuckey's 12-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 19-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses two point shot
Allen Iverson misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 7-foot hook shot
Arron Afflalo misses layup
Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 15-foot two point shot
Tyrus Thomas blocks Jason Maxiell's dunk
Tayshaun Prince misses 15-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot two point shot
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Rodney Stuckey makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Allen Iverson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 7-foot hook shot (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 13-foot two point shot
Allen Iverson misses 19-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 8-foot two point shot
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Richard Hamilton misses 22-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 19-foot jumper
Luol Deng blocks Richard Hamilton's 18-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 12-foot hook shot
Rodney Stuckey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot two point shot
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes 7-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 20-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses 20-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 22-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 7-foot hook shot
Rodney Stuckey makes 20-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup (Antonio McDyess assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot two point shot
Rodney Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses tip shot
Jason Maxiell misses dunk
Richard Hamilton makes layup
Rodney Stuckey misses two point shot
Rodney Stuckey makes two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes two point shot (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes 19-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 9-foot hook shot
Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes 21-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses layup
Joakim Noah misses layup
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Luol Deng misses 16-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes driving layup
Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 28-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose misses 21-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes layup
Luol Deng makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Andres Nocioni makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Larry Hughes makes two point shot
Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni misses 24-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 11-foot running jumper
Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper
Larry Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Aaron Gray makes two point shot (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Lindsey Hunter misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jason Maxiell blocks Tyrus Thomas's dunk
Jason Maxiell blocks Thabo Sefolosha's dunk
Antonio McDyess blocks Aaron Gray's layup
Antonio McDyess blocks Derrick Rose's layup
Derrick Rose makes layup (Aaron Gray assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes 18-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes makes driving layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon makes driving layup
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Larry Hughes misses 20-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 17-foot jumper
Andres Nocioni makes driving layup
Larry Hughes makes layup
Thabo Sefolosha makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Derrick Rose makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Andres Nocioni makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon makes driving layup
Andres Nocioni makes 25-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Larry Hughes misses 21-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 18-foot jumper
Thabo Sefolosha makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)
Ben Gordon misses 15-foot two point shot
Tyrus Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes 14-foot jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
Lindsey Hunter misses 20-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses layup
Andres Nocioni makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper (Andres Nocioni assists)
Larry Hughes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 10-foot running jumper
Larry Hughes misses 17-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon makes driving layup
Tyrus Thomas makes 18-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon makes 21-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon makes driving layup
Ben Gordon makes 16-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes misses 13-foot two point shot
Larry Hughes misses three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses 26-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses 9-foot hook shot
Andres Nocioni makes two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes 18-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lindsey Hunter assists)
Ben Gordon misses 20-foot jumper
Lindsey Hunter makes three point jumper (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Lindsey Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper

BULLS

PISTONS

TIME		CHI	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joakim Noah vs. Rasheed Wallace (Luol Deng gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Andres Nocioni misses layup	0	0
11:40	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Rasheed Wallace makes 14-foot jumper (Allen Iverson assists)	0	2
11:10	Joakim Noah misses layup	0	2
11:07	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	0	2
11:00	Richard Hamilton misses 19-foot jumper	0	2
10:57	Luol Deng defensive rebound	0	2
10:45	Derrick Rose makes driving layup	2	2
10:27	Rasheed Wallace makes 12-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)	2	4
10:07	Luol Deng misses 16-foot jumper	2	4
10:04	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	2	4
9:56	Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper	2	4
9:53	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	2	4
9:37	Richard Hamilton personal foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	2	4
9:27	Ben Gordon bad pass (Tayshaun Prince steals)	2	4
9:15	Richard Hamilton turnover (Luol Deng steals)	2	4
9:00	Andres Nocioni turnover	2	4
8:48	Rasheed Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allen Iverson assists)	2	7
8:36	Ben Gordon offensive foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	2	7
8:36	Ben Gordon turnover	2	7
8:27	Derrick Rose shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	2	7
8:27	Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2	2	8
8:27	Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2	2	9
8:22	Chicago full timeout	2	9
8:08	Andres Nocioni makes driving layup	4	9
7:52	Rodney Stuckey makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)	4	11
7:35	Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper	4	11
7:33	Allen Iverson defensive rebound	4	11
7:26	Tayshaun Prince makes layup (Allen Iverson assists)	4	13
7:15	Andres Nocioni misses 28-foot three point jumper	4	13
7:13	Allen Iverson defensive rebound	4	13
7:09	Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup (Allen Iverson assists)	4	15
6:56	Luol Deng misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	15
6:54	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	4	15
6:47	Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup	4	17
6:37	Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Joakim Noah	4	17
6:37	Chicago 20 Sec. timeout	4	17
6:28	Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	17
6:26	Chicago defensive rebound	4	17
6:13	Allen Iverson misses layup	4	17
6:11	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	4	17
6:05	Ben Gordon makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	7	17
5:45	Rodney Stuckey makes 21-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	7	19
5:28	Derrick Rose misses 21-foot jumper	7	19
5:26	Luol Deng offensive rebound	7	19
5:26	Luol Deng makes layup	9	19
5:11	Richard Hamilton misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	19
5:07	Rasheed Wallace offensive rebound	9	19
4:58	Derrick Rose shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	9	19
4:58	Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2	9	20
4:58	Larry Hughes enters the game for Derrick Rose	9	20
4:58	Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2	9	21
4:48	Luol Deng makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)	11	21
4:26	Rodney Stuckey misses 13-foot two point shot	11	21
4:26	Luol Deng defensive rebound	11	21
4:16	Andres Nocioni makes layup (Larry Hughes assists)	13	21
3:55	Richard Hamilton makes two point shot (Rasheed Wallace assists)	13	23
3:41	Larry Hughes makes 17-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)	15	23
3:10	Rasheed Wallace misses 15-foot two point shot	15	23
3:08	Luol Deng defensive rebound	15	23
3:04	Arron Afflalo enters the game for Tayshaun Prince	15	23
3:04	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Allen Iverson	15	23
3:04	Detroit full timeout	15	23
2:53	Larry Hughes makes two point shot	17	23
2:38	Richard Hamilton makes 20-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)	17	25
2:24	Larry Hughes misses 19-foot jumper	17	25
2:21	Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound	17	25
2:15	Larry Hughes blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup	17	25
2:13	Andres Nocioni defensive rebound	17	25
1:47	Ben Gordon bad pass (Arron Afflalo steals)	17	25
1:39	Jason Maxiell makes 8-foot hook shot (Richard Hamilton assists)	17	27
1:13	Andres Nocioni misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	27
1:09	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	17	27
51.8	Rasheed Wallace makes 9-foot two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)	17	29
37.7	Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Ben Gordon	17	29
37.7	Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)	17	29
37.7	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	18	29
37.7	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	19	29
34.0	Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup	19	31
34.0	Luol Deng shooting foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul)	19	31
34.0	Rodney Stuckey makes free throw 1 of 1	19	32
13.3	Larry Hughes misses 11-foot running jumper	19	32
11.3	Jason Maxiell defensive rebound	19	32
3.0	Tyrus Thomas blocks Rodney Stuckey's 12-foot jumper	19	32
1.0	Larry Hughes defensive rebound	19	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	32

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

Bulls
98
Pistons
104

Game 1

24/12

Pistons
102
Bulls
107

Game 2

11/2

Pistons
91
Bulls
99

Game 3

25/3

Bulls
91
Pistons
88

Game 4

14/4

The Palace of Auburn Hills

1:00 AM, 24 December 2008

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Joe DeRosa
Courtney Kirkland
Brian Forte

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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