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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.
Takeaways
Bulls: Zach LaVine missed his third straight game for personal
reasons.
Pistons: Isaiah Stewart returned for the Pistons after serving a
one-game suspension in Thursday's win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Key moment
The Pistons outscored Chicago 34-19 in the second quarter,
shooting 51.9% (14-27) from the floor while the Bulls were at
31.6% (6-19). Simone Fontecchio had nine points in the period
while Cunningham added seven. Josh Giddey had six for Chicago.
Key stat
The Pistons made 13 of their first 19 shots in the fourth
quarter (68.4%) before missing twice in garbage time. Chicago
shot 46.9% from the floor in the second half, including 37% from
the 3-point line, but only outscored Detroit 65-63.
Up next
The Pistons are home again on Monday, hosting the Atlanta Hawks,
while Chicago returns home to host the Miami Heat on Tuesday.
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