Bulls 98-87 Pistons (31 Dec, 2009) Play-by-Play

Chicago Bulls

13-17, 3-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	25	19	25	29	98
DET	19	20	17	31	87

Detroit Pistons

11-21, 8-8 home

Ben Wallace makes dunk (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 11-foot jumper
Luol Deng blocks Tayshaun Prince's 11-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 21-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Ben Wallace assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton makes 13-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 7-foot hook shot
Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva makes 7-foot hook shot (Chucky Atkins assists)
Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses 9-foot hook shot
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon makes two point shot
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Ben Gordon assists)
Kwame Brown misses layup
Tyrus Thomas blocks Ben Gordon's layup
Rodney Stuckey makes 20-foot two point shot
Rodney Stuckey makes 19-foot two point shot
Jason Maxiell makes 19-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes 16-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose blocks Rodney Stuckey's 11-foot jumper
Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes layup
Tayshaun Prince makes layup
Rodney Stuckey misses 14-foot two point shot
Richard Hamilton misses 22-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ben Wallace misses jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 5-foot hook shot
Richard Hamilton makes 17-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Ben Wallace misses layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 21-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 9-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince makes 21-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 19-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 17-foot jumper
Luol Deng blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Jonas Jerebko makes layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Hamilton misses layup
Derrick Rose blocks Rodney Stuckey's 8-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses 12-foot hook shot
Ben Gordon makes 19-foot two point shot
Joakim Noah blocks Charlie Villanueva's layup
John Salmons blocks Richard Hamilton's 26-foot three point jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses 21-foot jumper
Ben Gordon makes 13-foot two point shot
Jonas Jerebko makes layup (Chris Wilcox assists)
Charlie Villanueva misses 10-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Chris Wilcox makes dunk (Richard Hamilton assists)
Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Rodney Stuckey makes 19-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Richard Hamilton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes 9-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Luol Deng blocks Rodney Stuckey's layup
Charlie Villanueva makes 8-foot running jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Ben Gordon misses 13-foot two point shot
Charlie Villanueva makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper
Rodney Stuckey misses layup
Jonas Jerebko makes tip shot
Charlie Villanueva makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Charlie Villanueva misses 26-foot three point jumper
Charlie Villanueva misses layup
Charlie Villanueva misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup
Ben Gordon misses 7-foot two point shot
Jonas Jerebko misses tip shot
Rodney Stuckey makes 20-foot two point shot
Jonas Jerebko makes dunk (Rodney Stuckey assists)
Derrick Rose makes 20-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
Derrick Rose misses 18-foot two point shot
Joakim Noah makes 5-foot hook shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Kirk Hinrich misses jumper
Joakim Noah misses layup
Taj Gibson makes layup
Derrick Rose misses 15-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes tip shot
Ben Wallace blocks Joakim Noah's 8-foot hook shot
Taj Gibson makes 7-foot hook shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Derrick Rose makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes 6-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 20-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva blocks Tyrus Thomas's two point shot
Luol Deng misses layup
Luol Deng misses 18-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 10-foot two point shot
Chris Wilcox blocks Derrick Rose's layup
John Salmons makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Chris Wilcox blocks Kirk Hinrich's layup
John Salmons misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Johnson makes layup (John Salmons assists)
John Salmons misses 17-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brad Miller misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich makes jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Jason Maxiell blocks Tyrus Thomas's 9-foot jumper
Taj Gibson makes 9-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Luol Deng makes 22-foot two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose misses layup
Joakim Noah misses layup
Derrick Rose misses 16-foot two point shot
John Salmons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
Ben Wallace blocks Luol Deng's 18-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes 9-foot two point shot
Taj Gibson misses 17-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses layup
Joakim Noah makes 7-foot hook shot (Derrick Rose assists)
Derrick Rose makes 21-foot two point shot (Luol Deng assists)
Luol Deng misses 18-foot jumper
John Salmons makes 18-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Derrick Rose misses 7-foot jumper
Taj Gibson makes tip shot
John Salmons misses 15-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 17-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes tip shot
Taj Gibson misses 13-foot jumper
Derrick Rose makes driving layup
John Salmons makes driving layup
Derrick Rose makes 13-foot two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 17-foot jumper
Derrick Rose misses 35-foot three point jumper
John Salmons makes three point jumper
John Salmons misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Johnson makes dunk (Tyrus Thomas assists)
John Salmons makes 21-foot two point shot
Tyrus Thomas makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)
Brad Miller makes layup (Tyrus Thomas assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk (Brad Miller assists)
Tyrus Thomas makes dunk
Tyrus Thomas makes two point shot
Derrick Rose misses 11-foot running jumper
Ben Gordon blocks Kirk Hinrich's 18-foot jumper
Kirk Hinrich misses 16-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng makes dunk (Joakim Noah assists)
James Johnson misses two point shot

BULLS

PISTONS

TIME		CHI	DET
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joakim Noah vs. Ben Wallace (Taj Gibson gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Derrick Rose makes 20-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)	2	0
11:22	Ben Wallace makes dunk (Rodney Stuckey assists)	2	2
11:03	Luol Deng makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)	4	2
10:57	Rodney Stuckey bad pass (Joakim Noah steals)	4	2
10:52	Derrick Rose misses 18-foot two point shot	4	2
10:52	Rodney Stuckey defensive rebound	4	2
10:37	Richard Hamilton misses 11-foot jumper	4	2
10:37	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	4	2
10:15	Joakim Noah makes 5-foot hook shot (Derrick Rose assists)	6	2
9:49	Luol Deng blocks Tayshaun Prince's 11-foot jumper	6	2
9:48	Detroit offensive rebound	6	2
9:48	shot clock violation	6	2
9:40	Kirk Hinrich misses jumper	6	2
9:38	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	6	2
9:26	Joakim Noah misses layup	6	2
9:26	Taj Gibson offensive rebound	6	2
9:25	Taj Gibson makes layup	8	2
9:06	Rodney Stuckey misses 21-foot jumper	8	2
9:04	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	8	2
8:48	Derrick Rose misses 15-foot jumper	8	2
8:48	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	8	2
8:47	Joakim Noah makes tip shot	10	2
8:25	Tayshaun Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	2
8:23	Ben Wallace offensive rebound	10	2
8:19	Tayshaun Prince makes dunk (Ben Wallace assists)	10	4
7:58	Derrick Rose bad pass (Rodney Stuckey steals)	10	4
7:56	Rodney Stuckey makes driving layup	10	6
7:56	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul)	10	6
7:56	Rodney Stuckey makes free throw 1 of 1	10	7
7:35	Ben Wallace blocks Joakim Noah's 8-foot hook shot	10	7
7:35	Ben Wallace defensive rebound	10	7
7:20	Richard Hamilton bad pass (Taj Gibson steals)	10	7
7:16	Luol Deng bad pass	10	7
7:11	Detroit full timeout	10	7
7:11	Chris Wilcox enters the game for Ben Wallace	10	7
7:01	Tayshaun Prince misses 17-foot jumper	10	7
7:01	Chris Wilcox offensive rebound	10	7
6:52	Chris Wilcox bad pass (Taj Gibson steals)	10	7
6:52	Rodney Stuckey personal foul (Taj Gibson draws the foul)	10	7
6:41	Taj Gibson makes 7-foot hook shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)	12	7
6:16	Richard Hamilton makes 13-foot two point shot	12	9
6:01	Derrick Rose makes layup (Kirk Hinrich assists)	14	9
5:41	Tayshaun Prince misses 7-foot hook shot	14	9
5:39	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	14	9
5:35	Luol Deng misses 19-foot jumper	14	9
5:35	Chicago offensive rebound	14	9
5:35	Jonas Jerebko personal foul (Taj Gibson draws the foul)	14	9
5:35	Charlie Villanueva enters the game for Jonas Jerebko	14	9
5:35	Ben Gordon enters the game for Tayshaun Prince	14	9
5:30	Charlie Villanueva illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	14	9
5:30	Kirk Hinrich makes technical free throw	15	9
5:30	John Salmons enters the game for Kirk Hinrich	15	9
5:30	Tyrus Thomas enters the game for Taj Gibson	15	9
5:15	Joakim Noah makes 6-foot two point shot	17	9
5:09	Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rodney Stuckey assists)	17	12
4:43	Derrick Rose misses 20-foot jumper	17	12
4:41	Richard Hamilton defensive rebound	17	12
4:37	Rodney Stuckey misses layup	17	12
4:37	Detroit defensive rebound	17	12
4:37	Detroit full timeout	17	12
4:37	Chucky Atkins enters the game for Rodney Stuckey	17	12
4:22	Charlie Villanueva blocks Tyrus Thomas's two point shot	17	12
4:22	Jumpball: Tyrus Thomas vs. Charlie Villanueva (Luol Deng gains possession)	17	12
4:22	Chicago offensive rebound	17	12
4:16	Luol Deng misses layup	17	12
4:16	Chris Wilcox defensive rebound	17	12
4:00	Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper	17	12
3:59	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	17	12
3:47	Luol Deng misses 18-foot jumper	17	12
3:45	Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound	17	12
3:45	Chris Wilcox shooting foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)	17	12
3:45	Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2	17	12
3:45	Chicago offensive rebound	17	12
3:45	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	18	12
3:29	Charlie Villanueva makes 7-foot hook shot (Chucky Atkins assists)	18	14
3:11	Derrick Rose makes 10-foot two point shot	20	14
2:55	Tyrus Thomas personal foul (Charlie Villanueva draws the foul)	20	14
2:55	Brad Miller enters the game for Joakim Noah	20	14
2:49	John Salmons personal foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)	20	14
2:40	Ben Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	14
2:39	Chris Wilcox offensive rebound	20	14
2:36	Chris Wilcox bad pass (Derrick Rose steals)	20	14
2:21	Chris Wilcox blocks Derrick Rose's layup	20	14
2:20	Tyrus Thomas offensive rebound	20	14
2:20	Charlie Villanueva shooting foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)	20	14
2:20	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	21	14
2:20	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose	21	14
2:20	Austin Daye enters the game for Richard Hamilton	21	14
2:20	James Johnson enters the game for Luol Deng	21	14
2:20	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	22	14
2:04	Charlie Villanueva misses 9-foot hook shot	22	14
2:03	Brad Miller defensive rebound	22	14
1:54	Brad Miller bad pass (Ben Gordon steals)	22	14
1:49	Ben Gordon bad pass (Kirk Hinrich steals)	22	14
1:44	John Salmons makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)	24	14
1:25	Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper	24	17
1:06	Charlie Villanueva personal foul (Tyrus Thomas draws the foul)	24	17
1:06	Tyrus Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	25	17
1:06	Jason Maxiell enters the game for Charlie Villanueva	25	17
1:06	Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2	25	17
1:05	Chris Wilcox defensive rebound	25	17
42.8	Ben Gordon bad pass (John Salmons steals)	25	17
37.4	Brad Miller traveling	25	17
19.4	Ben Gordon makes two point shot	25	19
2.5	Chris Wilcox blocks Kirk Hinrich's layup	25	19
2.5	Chicago offensive rebound	25	19
1.0	John Salmons misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	19
0.0	Chicago offensive rebound	25	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	19

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 3-0

Pistons
85
Bulls
92

Game 1

3/12

Pistons
85
Bulls
92

Game 2

3/12

Bulls
98
Pistons
87

Game 3

31/12

Bulls
98
Pistons
87

Game 4

31/12

Pistons
87
Bulls
120

Game 5

12/1

Pistons
87
Bulls
120

Game 6

12/1

Bulls
110
Pistons
103

Game 7

28/3

Bulls
110
Pistons
103

Game 8

28/3

The Palace of Auburn Hills

8:00 PM, 31 December 2009

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 22,076

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Phil Robinson
Michael Smith

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	13	0	1.000	-	W13
Indiana	5	6	.455	7	L1
Chicago	5	7	.417	7.5	W1
Detroit	5	8	.385	8	L1
Milwaukee	4	8	.333	8.5	W2

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