Bulls 91-88 Pistons (14 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

41-40, 13-28 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	31	17	21	22	91
DET	31	25	19	13	88

Detroit Pistons

39-42, 21-20 home

Rodney Stuckey misses 9-foot two point shot
Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot running jumper
Joakim Noah blocks Antonio McDyess's layup
Tayshaun Prince makes 11-foot two point shot (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 15-foot running jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace makes 13-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses layup
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Richard Hamilton misses 7-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses tip shot
Antonio McDyess makes 17-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 14-foot running jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 13-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes 18-foot two point shot
Rodney Stuckey makes 7-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 18-foot jumper
Will Bynum makes driving layup
Arron Afflalo makes three point jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 17-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 17-foot two point shot
Will Bynum misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 19-foot jumper
Brad Miller blocks Will Bynum's layup
Will Bynum misses layup
Kwame Brown misses 8-foot hook shot
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Richard Hamilton makes layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Rodney Stuckey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess misses tip shot
Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes tip shot
Rodney Stuckey makes 10-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton makes driving layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 17-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 6-foot hook shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 18-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 13-foot two point shot
Rasheed Wallace misses three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes 19-foot two point shot
Tyrus Thomas blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 16-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 21-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses layup
Rodney Stuckey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Richard Hamilton makes layup
Rasheed Wallace misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kirk Hinrich blocks Tayshaun Prince's layup
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Antonio McDyess misses 19-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess makes 21-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 18-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses layup
Antonio McDyess makes 17-foot jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Kwame Brown makes driving layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot jumper (Kwame Brown assists)
John Salmons blocks Richard Hamilton's 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rasheed Wallace makes 16-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Rasheed Wallace misses 17-foot two point shot
Tyrus Thomas blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper
Antonio McDyess misses layup
Derrick Rose blocks Rodney Stuckey's 15-foot jumper
Rasheed Wallace misses 26-foot three point jumper
Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 61-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses 18-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes layup (Joakim Noah assists)
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Joakim Noah makes layup (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk (Joakim Noah assists)
Derrick Rose misses 20-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 20-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Derrick Rose misses 20-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
John Salmons misses 18-foot jumper
John Salmons makes 17-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes layup (Brad Miller assists)
Derrick Rose makes layup (Brad Miller assists)
Kirk Hinrich makes 19-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Tim Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brad Miller makes 7-foot two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Brad Miller misses 17-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk (Brad Miller assists)
Tim Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Kirk Hinrich misses 27-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose makes 15-foot two point shot (Ben Gordon assists)
John Salmons misses layup
John Salmons misses layup
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Tyrus Thomas makes 13-foot two point shot
Antonio McDyess blocks Kirk Hinrich's three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyrus Thomas misses 11-foot two point shot
Kirk Hinrich misses 18-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 20-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 11-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose misses layup
John Salmons misses layup
John Salmons misses 14-foot jumper
Tyrus Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (John Salmons assists)
Joakim Noah makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose misses 18-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes driving layup
Rasheed Wallace blocks Tyrus Thomas's layup
Antonio McDyess blocks Tyrus Thomas's 10-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 14-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon misses 20-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 18-foot running jumper
Derrick Rose misses 11-foot two point shot
Joakim Noah makes layup (John Salmons assists)
John Salmons makes 19-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 21-foot jumper
Tim Thomas makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 14-foot running jumper
Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Tim Thomas misses 8-foot two point shot
Joakim Noah misses 6-foot hook shot
Antonio McDyess blocks Joakim Noah's layup
Tyrus Thomas makes 14-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Brad Miller makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)
Brad Miller misses 20-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 15-foot jumper
Brad Miller makes 18-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Tyrus Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 15-foot two point shot
Brad Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes driving layup (Joakim Noah assists)
Derrick Rose makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
John Salmons misses 20-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
Ben Gordon makes driving layup

BULLS

PISTONS

TIME		CHI	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joakim Noah vs. Rasheed Wallace (Tyrus Thomas gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Tyrus Thomas misses 20-foot jumper	0	0
11:45	Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Joakim Noah shooting foul (Antonio McDyess draws the foul)	0	0
11:29	Antonio McDyess misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:29	Detroit offensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Antonio McDyess makes free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:15	Derrick Rose misses 18-foot two point shot	0	1
11:15	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	0	1
11:03	Rodney Stuckey misses 9-foot two point shot	0	1
11:02	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	0	1
10:52	Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper	2	1
10:30	Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot two point shot	2	1
10:29	Rasheed Wallace offensive rebound	2	1
10:18	Tyrus Thomas shooting foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	2	1
10:18	Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 1 of 2	2	2
10:18	Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
10:00	Tyrus Thomas makes layup (Joakim Noah assists)	4	3
9:41	Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot running jumper	4	5
9:32	Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	5
9:30	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	4	5
9:15	Joakim Noah blocks Antonio McDyess's layup	4	5
9:14	Ben Gordon defensive rebound	4	5
9:06	Derrick Rose lost ball (Richard Hamilton steals)	4	5
9:03	Ben Gordon shooting foul (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	4	5
9:03	Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 1 of 2	4	6
9:03	Tayshaun Prince makes free throw 2 of 2	4	7
8:41	Joakim Noah makes layup (Tyrus Thomas assists)	6	7
8:19	John Salmons personal foul (Antonio McDyess draws the foul)	6	7
8:08	Tayshaun Prince makes 11-foot two point shot (Rodney Stuckey assists)	6	9
7:45	Tyrus Thomas makes dunk (Joakim Noah assists)	8	9
7:22	Richard Hamilton makes driving layup (Rodney Stuckey assists)	8	11
7:18	Chicago full timeout	8	11
7:07	Derrick Rose misses 20-foot jumper	8	11
7:07	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	8	11
6:58	Richard Hamilton makes 15-foot running jumper	8	13
6:35	Tyrus Thomas misses 18-foot jumper	8	13
6:35	Antonio McDyess defensive rebound	8	13
6:22	Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot two point shot	8	13
6:20	Ben Gordon defensive rebound	8	13
6:11	Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper	11	13
5:50	Rasheed Wallace makes 13-foot two point shot (Richard Hamilton assists)	11	15
5:33	Ben Gordon misses 20-foot jumper	11	15
5:33	Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound	11	15
5:16	Rasheed Wallace misses layup	11	15
5:15	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	11	15
5:11	Tayshaun Prince shooting foul (Derrick Rose draws the foul)	11	15
5:11	Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 2	12	15
5:11	Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 2	12	15
5:09	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	12	15
4:52	Richard Hamilton misses layup	12	15
4:50	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	12	15
4:43	Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	15	15
4:28	Richard Hamilton misses 7-foot jumper	15	15
4:26	Richard Hamilton offensive rebound	15	15
4:24	Richard Hamilton misses tip shot	15	15
4:22	Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound	15	15
4:18	Rasheed Wallace shooting foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)	15	15
4:18	Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2	15	15
4:18	Chicago offensive rebound	15	15
4:18	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	16	15
3:59	Antonio McDyess makes 17-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)	16	17
3:44	John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joakim Noah assists)	19	17
3:28	Richard Hamilton makes 14-foot running jumper (Rasheed Wallace assists)	19	19
3:09	Derrick Rose misses 20-foot jumper	19	19
3:08	Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound	19	19
2:59	Rodney Stuckey misses layup	19	19
2:58	Detroit defensive rebound	19	19
2:57	Rasheed Wallace loose ball foul (Derrick Rose draws the foul)	19	19
2:57	Detroit full timeout	19	19
2:57	Kwame Brown enters the game for Rasheed Wallace	19	19
2:57	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose	19	19
2:57	Brad Miller enters the game for Tyrus Thomas	19	19
2:44	Ben Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)	22	19
2:26	Tayshaun Prince makes driving layup (Richard Hamilton assists)	22	21
2:15	John Salmons misses 18-foot jumper	22	21
2:15	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	22	21
2:00	John Salmons makes 17-foot jumper	24	21
1:34	Richard Hamilton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Antonio McDyess assists)	24	24
1:22	Joakim Noah makes layup (Brad Miller assists)	26	24
1:22	Kwame Brown shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	26	24
1:22	Joakim Noah makes free throw 1 of 1	27	24
1:00	Richard Hamilton makes 13-foot jumper	27	26
1:00	Ben Gordon shooting foul (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)	27	26
1:00	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Antonio McDyess	27	26
1:00	Derrick Rose enters the game for Ben Gordon	27	26
1:00	Richard Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 1	27	27
38.6	Derrick Rose makes layup (Brad Miller assists)	29	27
32.0	Rodney Stuckey makes 18-foot two point shot	29	29
20.9	Kirk Hinrich makes 19-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	31	29
1.0	Rodney Stuckey makes 7-foot jumper	31	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	31

Regular Season Series

CHI wins 3-1

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

12:30 AM, 14 April 2009

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Joe Forte
Phil Robinson

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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