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The game was tied at 95 with 8:46 left, but
LaVine had nine points in a 13-2 run that put the Bulls up by 11
with 5:45 to go. He hit six 3-pointers in the quarter after a
slow start.
Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 29 points and 12 rebounds
while Coby White scored 25.
Cade Cunningham had 26 points and 10 assists for the Pistons and
Malik Beasley added 21.
Takeaways
Bulls: LaVine has traditionally given the Pistons a hard time,
averaging 21.7 points in 28 career games, including a 51-point
game last season. They held him to seven points on 3-for-11
shooting, including 1 for 6 on 3-pointers, in the first three
quarters. He came back into the game with 8:46 left and hit five
of his first six shots, all 3-pointers.
Pistons: Detroit kept the game close for the first 40 minutes,
but lost too many Bulls shooters on the perimeter. Chicago shot
23-46 (50%) on 3-pointers, including 7-15 (47%) in the fourth
quarter.
Key moment
Detroit was trailing 80-75 in the third when they got distracted
by not getting a call on defense. Before they regained focus,
Josh Giddey tipped in a missed shot, LaVine threw down an
uncontested dunk and Vucevic hit a 3-pointer to make it 87-75.
Key stat
The Pistons had 16 offensive rebounds to Chicago's 10 and only
committed nine turnovers, but they only hit 34% of their
3-pointers while the Bulls were making half of theirs.
Up next
The Bulls play Wednesday in Milwaukee. The Pistons visit
Charlotte on Thursday.
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