Bulls 99-91 Pistons (25 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

34-36, 16-18 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	18	25	25	23	91
CHI	22	21	32	24	99

Chicago Bulls

34-38, 22-12 home

Joakim Noah makes layup (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Arron Afflalo blocks Ben Gordon's 19-foot jumper
John Salmons makes 14-foot two point shot
John Salmons misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Joakim Noah makes 4-foot hook shot (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 9-foot two point shot
Kirk Hinrich makes 13-foot two point shot
Kirk Hinrich misses 8-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Salmons misses layup
Tyrus Thomas makes 19-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Joakim Noah makes dunk (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Ben Gordon makes 20-foot jumper (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Lindsey Hunter misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 13-foot jumper
John Salmons misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas misses two point shot
Tim Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brad Miller misses 21-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tim Thomas assists)
Brad Miller misses 18-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Jason Maxiell blocks Joakim Noah's layup
Joakim Noah misses 6-foot hook shot
Kirk Hinrich misses 23-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 16-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Gordon makes 22-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
John Salmons makes 16-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses layup
Ben Gordon misses 9-foot jumper
John Salmons misses 15-foot two point shot
Brad Miller makes layup
Kwame Brown blocks Kirk Hinrich's layup
Ben Gordon misses 18-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses two point shot
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk
John Salmons misses 13-foot two point shot
John Salmons makes layup (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey blocks Kirk Hinrich's two point shot
Tyrus Thomas makes running jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 19-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess blocks Kirk Hinrich's layup
Kirk Hinrich makes layup
Tyrus Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
John Salmons misses two point shot
Joakim Noah makes layup
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes 16-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
John Salmons misses 20-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes 7-foot running jumper
Ben Gordon misses 16-foot two point shot
Kirk Hinrich makes layup
John Salmons misses 14-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes 6-foot two point shot
Kirk Hinrich makes 21-foot jumper
Brad Miller misses 16-foot jumper
Brad Miller makes two point shot (Ben Gordon assists)
John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses 10-foot jumper
John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper
John Salmons misses 12-foot two point shot
Kirk Hinrich makes layup
Kirk Hinrich misses 27-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 21-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brad Miller misses tip shot
Amir Johnson blocks Joakim Noah's 6-foot jumper
Amir Johnson blocks Kirk Hinrich's two point shot
Tyrus Thomas misses 7-foot jumper
Brad Miller misses tip shot
Arron Afflalo misses 12-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 22-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup
Rodney Stuckey makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Antonio McDyess makes 15-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 13-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot jumper
Kwame Brown misses layup
Antonio McDyess makes tip shot
Arron Afflalo misses 17-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 19-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes two point shot
Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich blocks Tayshaun Prince's layup
Tayshaun Prince makes layup
Will Bynum makes driving layup
Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Arron Afflalo misses jumper
Kwame Brown makes driving layup
Walter Herrmann misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brad Miller blocks Arron Afflalo's layup
Will Bynum makes 19-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Walter Herrmann makes 8-foot jumper
Walter Herrmann makes 18-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 13-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 18-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Will Bynum misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 9-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses tip shot
Antonio McDyess misses layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 20-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 21-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Will Bynum makes two point shot (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Will Bynum makes layup
Rodney Stuckey misses 15-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 13-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 13-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas blocks Rodney Stuckey's driving layup
Antonio McDyess makes layup
Rodney Stuckey makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Will Bynum makes 17-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Will Bynum makes two point shot
Antonio McDyess makes 20-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Antonio McDyess makes 14-foot two point shot (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Will Bynum makes 23-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Antonio McDyess misses 15-foot jumper
Brad Miller blocks Tayshaun Prince's layup
Rodney Stuckey makes 18-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 11-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 13-foot jumper
Walter Herrmann makes 22-foot three point jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Will Bynum misses layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 15-foot jumper
Walter Herrmann misses 23-foot three point jumper
Walter Herrmann misses layup
Antonio McDyess misses 19-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses 20-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup
Will Bynum misses 13-foot jumper
Amir Johnson makes dunk (Will Bynum assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 19-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses layup
Rodney Stuckey makes two point shot
Antonio McDyess makes layup (Will Bynum assists)
Will Bynum makes 5-foot running jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Walter Herrmann makes 10-foot two point shot
Arron Afflalo makes driving layup
Will Bynum makes 20-foot jumper
Will Bynum makes 19-foot jumper
Walter Sharpe makes 9-foot two point shot (Walter Herrmann assists)

PISTONS

BULLS

TIME		DET	CHI
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kwame Brown vs. Joakim Noah (Tyrus Thomas gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Joakim Noah makes layup (Tyrus Thomas assists)	0	2
11:45	Antonio McDyess shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	0	2
11:45	Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 1	0	2
11:44	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	0	2
11:32	Kwame Brown turnover	0	2
11:18	Arron Afflalo blocks Ben Gordon's 19-foot jumper	0	2
11:17	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	0	2
10:56	Arron Afflalo misses 12-foot jumper	0	2
10:55	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	0	2
10:41	John Salmons makes 14-foot two point shot	0	4
10:14	Rodney Stuckey misses 22-foot jumper	0	4
10:12	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	0	4
10:03	John Salmons misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:03	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	0	4
9:42	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (Kwame Brown draws the foul)	0	4
9:42	Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2	0	4
9:42	Detroit offensive rebound	0	4
9:42	Kwame Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	1	4
9:33	Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)	1	6
9:07	Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup	3	6
8:48	Kirk Hinrich makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)	3	9
8:26	Rodney Stuckey makes layup (Tayshaun Prince assists)	5	9
8:11	Joakim Noah makes 4-foot hook shot (Tyrus Thomas assists)	5	11
7:46	Rodney Stuckey misses layup	5	11
7:45	Kwame Brown offensive rebound	5	11
7:43	Kwame Brown lost ball (Kirk Hinrich steals)	5	11
7:31	Tyrus Thomas misses 17-foot jumper	5	11
7:28	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	5	11
7:26	Tyrus Thomas misses 9-foot two point shot	5	11
7:24	Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound	5	11
7:07	Antonio McDyess makes 15-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)	7	11
6:52	Joakim Noah bad pass (Tayshaun Prince steals)	7	11
6:39	Tayshaun Prince misses 13-foot jumper	7	11
6:37	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	7	11
6:31	Kirk Hinrich makes 13-foot two point shot	7	13
6:13	Tayshaun Prince misses 14-foot jumper	7	13
6:11	Kwame Brown offensive rebound	7	13
6:09	Kwame Brown misses layup	7	13
6:07	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	9	13
6:07	Antonio McDyess makes tip shot	9	13
5:58	Chicago full timeout	9	13
5:50	Kirk Hinrich misses 8-foot jumper	9	13
5:48	Kwame Brown defensive rebound	9	13
5:47	Kwame Brown bad pass (Ben Gordon steals)	9	13
5:43	Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	13
5:41	Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound	9	13
5:28	John Salmons misses layup	9	13
5:26	John Salmons offensive rebound	9	13
5:22	Tyrus Thomas makes 19-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)	9	15
5:03	Arron Afflalo misses 17-foot jumper	9	15
5:03	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	9	15
4:48	Tyrus Thomas makes jumper (Joakim Noah assists)	9	17
4:20	Rodney Stuckey misses 19-foot jumper	9	17
4:20	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	9	17
4:13	Joakim Noah makes dunk (Tyrus Thomas assists)	9	19
3:46	Tayshaun Prince makes two point shot	11	19
3:35	Kwame Brown shooting foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)	11	19
3:35	Will Bynum enters the game for Arron Afflalo	11	19
3:35	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Kwame Brown	11	19
3:35	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	11	20
3:35	Brad Miller enters the game for Joakim Noah	11	20
3:35	Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2	11	20
3:33	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	11	20
3:13	Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper	11	20
3:12	Will Bynum offensive rebound	11	20
3:03	Will Bynum misses 19-foot jumper	11	20
3:02	Detroit defensive rebound	11	20
2:47	Ben Gordon makes 20-foot jumper (Tyrus Thomas assists)	11	22
2:27	Kirk Hinrich blocks Tayshaun Prince's layup	11	22
2:26	Antonio McDyess offensive rebound	11	22
2:26	Tayshaun Prince makes layup	13	22
2:26	Brad Miller shooting foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	13	22
2:26	Detroit full timeout	13	22
2:26	Lindsey Hunter enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	13	22
2:26	Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 1 of 1	14	22
2:00	Lindsey Hunter misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	22
2:00	Chicago offensive rebound	14	22
1:45	Tyrus Thomas misses 13-foot jumper	14	22
1:44	Will Bynum defensive rebound	14	22
1:21	Will Bynum makes driving layup	16	22
1:01	Tyrus Thomas traveling	16	22
1:01	Tim Thomas enters the game for Tyrus Thomas	16	22
45.0	Antonio McDyess makes 19-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)	18	22
27.9	John Salmons misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	22
26.9	Tim Thomas offensive rebound	18	22
23.9	Tim Thomas misses two point shot	18	22
21.9	Will Bynum defensive rebound	18	22
6.1	Lindsey Hunter personal foul (Will Bynum draws the foul)	18	22
0.3	Rodney Stuckey misses layup	18	22
0.0	Detroit offensive rebound	18	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	22

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 3-2

Bulls
98
Pistons
104

Game 1

24/12

Bulls
98
Pistons
104

Game 2

24/12

Pistons
102
Bulls
107

Game 3

11/2

Pistons
102
Bulls
107

Game 4

11/2

Pistons
91
Bulls
99

Game 5

25/3

Pistons
91
Bulls
99

Game 6

25/3

Bulls
91
Pistons
88

Game 7

14/4

Bulls
91
Pistons
88

Game 8

14/4

United Center

12:00 AM, 25 March 2009

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 20,502

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Greg Willard
Courtney Kirkland

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	26	4	.867	-	W5
Milwaukee	16	12	.571	9	W2
Indiana	15	15	.500	11	W5
Chicago	13	17	.433	13	L2
Detroit	13	17	.433	13	W2

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