Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons
· National Basketball AssociationCade Cunningham's 22 points and 15 assists lead Pistons over Bulls 127-119
The Pistons overcame a triple-double from Nikola Vucevic, who finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Cunningham, named to his first All-Star team earlier this week, didn't have his best shooting night, going 10 for 23 from the floor and 2 for 6 on 3-pointers, but created easy baskets for his teammates all game.
Jalen Duren added 21 points and 13 rebounds for Detroit, while sixth-man Malik Beasley scored 19. The Pistons finished with seven players in double figures.
Coby White led Chicago with 22 points, while Josh Giddey added 20 points and 11 rebounds.
A 3-pointer by Vucevic pulled the Bulls within 111-104 with 6:13 to play, but Chicago couldn't string together enough stops to make a serious run. Cunningham set up dunks for Ausar Thompson and Duren followed by Tim Hardaway Jr. and Beasley hitting 3-pointers.
Pistons: Isaiah Stewart returned for the Pistons after serving a one-game suspension in Thursday's win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 119 - 127 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 119 - 127 |
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Malik Beasley out of bounds bad pass turnover | 119 - 127 |
| 4th 14.1 | ![]() |
Matas Buzelis makes two point shot | 119 - 127 |
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Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | 117 - 127 |
Statistics
CHI |
DET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-89 | FG | 54-99 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 19-52 | 3PT | 10-30 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 18-20 | FT | 9-13 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 28 | Assists | 38 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 25 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 80 |
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Holland II, F | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Isaac Jones, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Noa Essengue, F | Out | Dec 3 |
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