Bulls 83-71 Pistons (31 Mar, 2012) Play-by-Play

Detroit Pistons

18-33, 6-21 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	25	10	26	10	71
CHI	28	16	21	18	83

Chicago Bulls

42-11, 21-5 home

Joakim Noah misses 6-foot jumper
C.J. Watson makes 21-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)
Carlos Boozer makes 15-foot jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)
Joakim Noah misses 10-foot two point shot
Luol Deng misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carlos Boozer makes slam dunk (Luol Deng assists)
Luol Deng makes 1-foot two point shot (Carlos Boozer assists)
Joakim Noah makes 10-foot jumper
Ronnie Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
C.J. Watson misses two point shot
Carlos Boozer misses tip shot
Joakim Noah misses two point shot
Joakim Noah makes two point shot
Carlos Boozer makes layup (Joakim Noah assists)
Ronnie Brewer makes dunk (Carlos Boozer assists)
C.J. Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)
Luol Deng makes 2-foot two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
Ronnie Brewer makes jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Joakim Noah makes two point shot (C.J. Watson assists)
John Lucas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Taj Gibson makes 16-foot two point shot (Kyle Korver assists)
Luol Deng misses 25-foot three point jumper
Taj Gibson misses two point shot
Kyle Korver misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Lucas misses layup
John Lucas misses 22-foot two point shot
Luol Deng misses 22-foot jumper
Luol Deng misses layup
John Lucas makes two point shot
Omer Asik makes layup (Kyle Korver assists)
Kyle Korver misses 15-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes 4-foot two point shot
Carlos Boozer makes layup (John Lucas assists)
Brandon Knight blocks John Lucas's 17-foot two point shot
Ronnie Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
Carlos Boozer makes 20-foot two point shot (C.J. Watson assists)
C.J. Watson makes 2-foot two point shot
Luol Deng makes 21-foot two point shot (Carlos Boozer assists)
C.J. Watson misses 4-foot jumper
Joakim Noah makes tip shot
Luol Deng makes 21-foot jumper
Ronnie Brewer misses 20-foot jumper
Ronnie Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
C.J. Watson misses 18-foot jumper
Carlos Boozer misses 14-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes 21-foot jumper (C.J. Watson assists)
Austin Daye blocks Carlos Boozer's 6-foot jumper
Austin Daye blocks Taj Gibson's 10-foot jumper
Joakim Noah misses 22-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes 21-foot jumper
Luol Deng makes 20-foot jumper (C.J. Watson assists)
C.J. Watson misses layup
Kyle Korver makes 25-foot three point jumper (C.J. Watson assists)
Taj Gibson makes 5-foot jumper (Luol Deng assists)
Luol Deng misses 22-foot jumper
Taj Gibson makes layup (Omer Asik assists)
C.J. Watson misses jumper
Luol Deng misses 20-foot jumper
John Lucas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luol Deng makes two point shot
John Lucas misses 21-foot jumper
Carlos Boozer misses 2-foot two point shot
Kyle Korver misses 20-foot jumper
Brandon Knight blocks C.J. Watson's 13-foot jumper
Kyle Korver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carlos Boozer makes 3-foot two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
C.J. Watson misses 2-foot two point shot
Luol Deng misses two point shot
Kyle Korver misses 21-foot jumper
Carlos Boozer misses 16-foot jumper
C.J. Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carlos Boozer misses two point shot
Joakim Noah makes tip shot
Joakim Noah makes two point shot (Kyle Korver assists)
Austin Daye misses 19-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 19-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes driving layup
Jason Maxiell makes 20-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Austin Daye makes 8-foot two point shot
Jason Maxiell makes 19-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Brandon Knight makes three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Brandon Knight misses 10-foot jumper
Greg Monroe makes 17-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
Austin Daye misses 21-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 10-foot jumper
Greg Monroe misses jumper
Jason Maxiell misses 16-foot jumper
Joakim Noah blocks Brandon Knight's two point shot
Austin Daye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 2-foot two point shot (Greg Monroe assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 21-foot jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
Omer Asik blocks Greg Monroe's 6-foot jumper
Omer Asik blocks Jonas Jerebko's layup
Austin Daye misses 16-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses tip shot
Will Bynum misses 21-foot jumper
Austin Daye misses 10-foot jumper
Austin Daye misses 23-foot three point jumper
Greg Monroe makes layup (Jonas Jerebko assists)
Luol Deng blocks Tayshaun Prince's 13-foot jumper
Austin Daye misses 23-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses 19-foot jumper
Ben Wallace misses layup
Brandon Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Wallace makes tip shot
Austin Daye misses 20-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 22-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses jumper
Brandon Knight makes 21-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses driving layup
Brandon Knight misses 23-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 16-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper
Greg Monroe makes tip shot
Brandon Knight misses 40-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 20-foot jumper
Austin Daye misses 16-foot jumper
Austin Daye makes 17-foot jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
Joakim Noah blocks Greg Monroe's layup
Brandon Knight misses 17-foot jumper
Greg Monroe makes 2-foot two point shot
Brandon Knight makes 21-foot jumper (Jason Maxiell assists)
Greg Monroe misses layup
C.J. Watson blocks Greg Monroe's 3-foot two point shot
Greg Monroe makes 18-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell makes 14-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Brandon Knight misses 17-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Brandon Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greg Monroe misses 22-foot jumper
Austin Daye makes two point shot
Jonas Jerebko misses jumper
Greg Monroe makes layup (Austin Daye assists)
Jonas Jerebko misses layup
Luol Deng blocks Damien Wilkins's layup
Jonas Jerebko makes 3-foot two point shot
Will Bynum misses 19-foot jumper
Austin Daye makes 1-foot two point shot (Greg Monroe assists)
Will Bynum misses layup
Greg Monroe makes tip shot
Omer Asik blocks Will Bynum's driving layup
Will Bynum misses jumper
Austin Daye misses 21-foot jumper
Taj Gibson blocks Will Bynum's layup
Jonas Jerebko misses 25-foot three point jumper
Omer Asik blocks Will Bynum's layup
Damien Wilkins misses 12-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes 22-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Brandon Knight makes 21-foot jumper
Brandon Knight makes 20-foot running jumper
Brandon Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Knight misses 3-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Knight misses 26-foot three point jumper

PISTONS

BULLS

TIME		DET	CHI
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Greg Monroe vs. Joakim Noah (C.J. Watson gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Joakim Noah misses 6-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	0	0
11:34	C.J. Watson makes 21-foot jumper (Joakim Noah assists)	0	2
11:10	Jason Maxiell out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	2
10:55	Carlos Boozer makes 15-foot jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)	0	4
10:33	Austin Daye misses 19-foot jumper	0	4
10:33	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	0	4
10:23	Joakim Noah misses 10-foot two point shot	0	4
10:22	Greg Monroe defensive rebound	0	4
10:07	Tayshaun Prince makes 19-foot jumper	2	4
9:48	Luol Deng misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:48	Austin Daye defensive rebound	2	4
9:40	Brandon Knight makes driving layup	4	4
9:25	C.J. Watson discontinue dribble	4	4
9:07	Jason Maxiell makes 20-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	6	4
8:51	Carlos Boozer bad pass (Austin Daye steals)	6	4
8:42	Austin Daye makes 8-foot two point shot	8	4
8:18	Carlos Boozer makes slam dunk (Luol Deng assists)	8	6
7:58	Jason Maxiell makes 19-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)	10	6
7:43	Luol Deng makes 1-foot two point shot (Carlos Boozer assists)	10	8
7:35	Detroit full timeout	10	8
7:20	Brandon Knight makes three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	13	8
7:01	C.J. Watson traveling	13	8
6:43	Brandon Knight misses 10-foot jumper	13	8
6:41	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	13	8
6:35	Ronnie Brewer lost ball (Brandon Knight steals)	13	8
6:22	Greg Monroe makes 17-foot jumper	15	8
5:56	Joakim Noah makes 10-foot jumper	15	10
5:39	Brandon Knight makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greg Monroe assists)	18	10
5:16	Ronnie Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	10
5:15	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	18	10
5:11	Joakim Noah lost ball (Greg Monroe steals)	18	10
5:05	Austin Daye misses 21-foot jumper	18	10
5:03	Luol Deng defensive rebound	18	10
4:58	C.J. Watson misses two point shot	18	10
4:56	Carlos Boozer offensive rebound	18	10
4:56	Carlos Boozer misses tip shot	18	10
4:54	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	18	10
4:54	Joakim Noah misses two point shot	18	10
4:54	Joakim Noah offensive rebound	18	12
4:54	Joakim Noah makes two point shot	18	12
4:43	Joakim Noah personal foul (Brandon Knight draws the foul)	18	12
4:37	Tayshaun Prince misses 10-foot jumper	18	12
4:35	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	18	12
4:31	Austin Daye shooting foul (Luol Deng draws the foul)	18	12
4:31	Luol Deng makes free throw 1 of 2	18	13
4:31	Luol Deng makes free throw 2 of 2	18	14
4:16	Greg Monroe misses jumper	18	14
4:16	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	18	14
4:03	Carlos Boozer makes layup (Joakim Noah assists)	18	16
4:03	Jason Maxiell shooting foul (Carlos Boozer draws the foul)	18	16
4:03	Carlos Boozer makes free throw 1 of 1	18	17
3:42	Jason Maxiell misses 16-foot jumper	18	17
3:41	Luol Deng defensive rebound	18	17
3:26	Joakim Noah bad pass (Greg Monroe steals)	18	17
3:23	Ronnie Brewer loose ball foul (Greg Monroe draws the foul)	18	17
3:11	Joakim Noah blocks Brandon Knight's two point shot	18	17
3:09	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	18	17
2:53	Ronnie Brewer makes dunk (Carlos Boozer assists)	18	19
2:28	Austin Daye makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)	21	19
2:05	C.J. Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)	21	22
1:44	Tayshaun Prince makes 2-foot two point shot (Greg Monroe assists)	23	22
1:24	Luol Deng makes 2-foot two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)	23	24
1:07	Tayshaun Prince makes 21-foot jumper (Greg Monroe assists)	25	24
48.6	Ronnie Brewer makes jumper (Luol Deng assists)	25	26
36.9	Brandon Knight bad pass (Ronnie Brewer steals)	25	26
32.0	Joakim Noah makes two point shot (C.J. Watson assists)	25	28
26.5	C.J. Watson personal take (Tayshaun Prince draws the foul)	25	28
26.5	Chicago full timeout	25	28
26.5	Omer Asik enters the game for Joakim Noah	25	28
26.5	Taj Gibson enters the game for Carlos Boozer	25	28
16.8	Omer Asik blocks Greg Monroe's 6-foot jumper	25	28
14.9	Omer Asik defensive rebound	25	28
3.5	Brandon Knight personal foul (C.J. Watson draws the foul)	25	28
3.5	Joakim Noah enters the game for Omer Asik	25	28
3.5	Jonas Jerebko enters the game for Jason Maxiell	25	28
3.5	Will Bynum enters the game for Brandon Knight	25	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	28

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 5-0

Bulls
99
Pistons
83

Game 1

5/1

Bulls
99
Pistons
83

Game 2

5/1

Pistons
68
Bulls
92

Game 3

10/1

Pistons
68
Bulls
92

Game 4

10/1

Pistons
71
Bulls
83

Game 5

31/3

Pistons
71
Bulls
83

Game 6

31/3

Bulls
100
Pistons
94

Game 7

15/4

Bulls
100
Pistons
94

Game 8

15/4

United Center

1:00 AM, 31 March 2012

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 22,385

Referees:
Tony Brothers
Bennie Adams
Josh Tiven

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	15	1	.938	-	L1
Detroit	7	9	.438	8	L1
Indiana	6	8	.429	8	L1
Chicago	6	9	.400	8.5	W1
Milwaukee	5	9	.357	9	W1

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