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Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls

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29-26, 15-13 Away
Final
128 - 110

22-33, 10-19 Home

Cunningham scores 29 points and Pistons beat Bulls for second straight night, 128-110

Cade Cunningham switches hands midair for filthy slam

Tobias Harris and Ausar Thompson scored 19, and Jalen Duren added 16 points and 14 rebounds.

The Pistons rolled into the All-Star break with their fourth straight win after blowing out the Bulls 132-92 in the same arena on Tuesday. Detroit built a franchise-record, 42-point halftime lead Tuesday on the way to its most lopsided win of the season. Chicago, meanwhile, set a club mark by missing its first 20 3-point attempts.

On Wednesday, the Pistons led 82-61 midway through the third quarter after a 25-4 run that started late in the first half, sending the Bulls to their 13th loss in 16 games.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 for Chicago, and Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 13 rebounds. But the Bulls again had a rough time shooting 3-pointers, making nine of 41 after going 10 for 47 on Tuesday.

Coby White finished with seven points after scoring a season-low five on Tuesday. The guard shot 2 of 14 overall coming off a 2-for-13 outing.

Takeaways Pistons: The Pistons hit the break on a strong note.

Bulls: The Bulls were more aggressive at the rim and delivered a better effort than the previous night, though that wasn't exactly a high bar.

Key mome nt After Detroit dominated Chicago 71-29 in the first half Tuesday, this one was tied at 57 with about two minutes left in the second quarter. Things changed in a big way after that.

Duren cut for a dunk to start the Pistons’ big run. Cunningham drove for a layup with 11 seconds remaining as the Pistons took a 66-59 lead to the locker room, and capped the run with a driving hook and layup that made it 82-61 with 7:18 remaining in the third.

Key stat The Pistons shot 51.1% and outscored the Bulls 68-48 in the paint.

Regular Season Series

DET wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 128 - 110
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 128 - 110
4th 6.1 shot clock turnover 128 - 110
4th 30.1 shot clock turnover 128 - 110
4th 53.0 Tobias Harris defensive rebound 128 - 110

Statistics

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45-88 FG 37-86
51.1 Field Goal % 43.0
10-25 3PT 9-41
40.0 Three Point % 22.0
28-35 FT 27-30
80.0 Free Throw % 90.0
47 Rebounds 37
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
35 Defensive Rebounds 27
30 Assists 23
8 Steals 9
6 Blocks 7
16 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 18
2 Technical Fouls 3
2 Total Technical Fouls 3
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
28 Fast Break Points 22
68 Points in Paint 48
22 Fouls 27
21 Largest Lead 5
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ayo Dosunmu, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Stewart, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Jaden Ivey, PG Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 18,916 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 64 18 .780 - L1
Indiana 50 32 .610 14 W1
Milwaukee 48 34 .585 16 W8
Detroit 44 38 .537 20 L2
Chicago 39 43 .476 25 W3
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