Pistons set franchise record with 42-point halftime lead in 132-92 romp over Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) Malik Beasley made seven 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, and the Detroit Pistons built a franchise-record, 42-point halftime lead on the way to a 132-92 romp over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.
Detroit outscored the Bulls 71-29 in the first half, eclipsing the previous mark of 34 points against Chicago on March 23, 1969.
Beasley set a Detroit record for 3-pointers in a season with 212 after making 7 of 10. The previous mark was 211 by Saddiq Bey in 2021-22. Cade Cunningham added 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds as the Pistons came away with their most lopsided win of the season.
Tobias Harris scored 18 and Ausar Thompson finished with 16 points as the Pistons rolled to their third win in a row.
The Bulls set a team record by missing their first 20 3-pointers before Ayo Dosunmu hit one near the end of the second quarter. They were 10 of 47 from beyond the arc and shot 35% overall in the game.
Things were so comical for Chicago that Nikola Vucevic threw his arms up in mock celebration after making a hook shot late in the first half that trimmed the deficit to 43. And the crowd cheered, too.
Chicago had just two players score in double figures - Matas Buzelis (12 points) and Josh Giddey (11).
Coby White scored a season-low five, making just 2 of 13 shots and missing all eight 3-point attempts.
Pistons: Detroit is sixth in the Eastern Conference and trying to avoid the play-in tournament. Performances like this sure don't hurt.
Bulls: The Bulls’ previous record for 3-pointers missed to begin a game was 17 on Nov. 9, 2004, against Phoenix and Feb. 2, 2020, against Charlotte.
The Pistons simply took control from the opening tip and never looked back.
Detroit shot 53.1% overall and was 18 of 41 on 3-pointers.
The teams meet again in Chicago on Wednesday. ---
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Jalen Duren vs. Nikola Vucevic (Ausar Thompson gains possession) | |||
11:44 | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
11:27 | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving layup | |||
11:25 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
11:22 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running jump shot | |||
11:21 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
11:19 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 2-0 | |
11:01 | Coby White misses three point jump shot | |||
10:57 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
10:51 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 4-0 | |
10:44 | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (bad pass) (Tobias Harris steals) | |||
10:40 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point running layup | 6-0 | |
10:40 | Bulls 60 second timeout | |||
10:13 | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
10:11 | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:03 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:00 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | Ausar Thompson blocks Nikola Vucevic's two point turnaround hook shot | |||
9:46 | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:30 | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Coby White steals) | |||
9:26 | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point running dunk (Coby White assists) | 6-2 | |
9:05 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:03 | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | |||
8:48 | Nikola Vucevic misses two point floating jump shot | |||
8:46 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
8:30 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 8-2 | |
8:23 | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-4 | |
8:03 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point turnaround hook shot | 10-4 | |
7:41 | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point stepback bank jump shot | |||
7:39 | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:28 | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:25 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
7:08 | Patrick Williams misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
7:06 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
6:58 | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | |||
6:52 | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | |||
6:52 | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point tip layup | 10-6 | |
6:41 | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
6:40 | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | |||
6:35 | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | |||
6:31 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point alley-oop layup (Ausar Thompson assists) | 12-6 | |
6:11 | Josh Giddey misses two point floating jump shot | |||
6:09 | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | |||
6:04 | Matas Buzelis turnover (lost ball) (Ausar Thompson steals) | |||
6:02 | Ausar Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Tre Jones steals) | |||
5:50 | Tre Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
5:46 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
5:37 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 14-6 | |
5:27 | Jalen Duren blocks Nikola Vucevic's two point driving layup | |||
5:25 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
5:22 | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point running reverse layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 16-6 | |
5:22 | Bulls 60 second timeout | |||
5:02 | Malik Beasley shooting foul (Tre Jones draws the foul) | |||
5:02 | +1 | Tre Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-7 | |
5:02 | +1 | Tre Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-8 | |
4:44 | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
4:44 | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | |||
4:44 | Jalen Duren misses two point tip layup | |||
4:44 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
4:42 | Patrick Williams personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | |||
4:36 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving reverse layup | 18-8 | |
4:36 | Matas Buzelis shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | |||
4:36 | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-8 | |
4:22 | +2 | Coby White makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jalen Smith assists) | 19-10 | |
4:02 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
4:00 | Coby White defensive rebound | |||
3:51 | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
3:49 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
3:43 | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point running layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 21-10 | |
3:37 | Malik Beasley personal foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | |||
3:19 | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 21-12 | |
3:02 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point pullup jump shot | 24-12 | |
2:45 | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point layup (Kevin Huerter assists) | 24-14 | |
2:34 | Patrick Williams personal foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | |||
2:26 | Dennis Schroder turnover (bad pass) (Tre Jones steals) | |||
2:21 | Coby White misses two point running layup | |||
2:17 | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | |||
2:17 | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point putback layup | 24-16 | |
2:04 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 27-16 | |
1:59 | Coby White misses three point jump shot | |||
1:55 | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | |||
1:44 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 30-16 | |
1:35 | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
1:33 | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | |||
1:22 | Kevin Huerter shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | |||
1:22 | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-16 | |
1:22 | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-16 | |
1:11 | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup | 32-18 | |
0:56 | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot | 34-18 | |
0:42 | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
0:38 | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | |||
0:31 | Dennis Schroder misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:29 | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | |||
0:20 | Kevin Huerter turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
0:03 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Coby White defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:00 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:47 | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | |||
11:44 | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | |||
11:29 | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 36-18 | |
11:24 | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | |||
11:24 | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-19 | |
11:24 | Coby White misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
11:21 | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | |||
11:00 | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | |||
10:56 | Zach Collins defensive rebound | |||
10:48 | Coby White misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:46 | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | |||
10:38 | +3 | Isaiah Stewart makes three point jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 39-19 | |
10:28 | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | |||
10:25 | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | |||
10:18 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 42-19 | |
10:03 | Coby White misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:01 | Kevin Huerter offensive rebound | |||
9:58 | Kevin Huerter misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:57 | Kevin Huerter offensive rebound | |||
9:57 | Kevin Huerter turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
9:41 | Malik Beasley misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:39 | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | |||
9:35 | Josh Giddey misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
9:32 | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | |||
9:19 | Ronald Holland II misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
9:16 | Zach Collins defensive rebound | |||
9:15 | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 42-21 | |
9:15 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
8:57 | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:55 | Tre Jones defensive rebound | |||
8:47 | Zach Collins misses three point jump shot | |||
8:44 | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | |||
8:32 | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point turnaround hook shot | 44-21 | |
8:25 | Malik Beasley shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | |||
8:25 | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-22 | |
8:25 | Ayo Dosunmu misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:23 | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | Cade Cunningham misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:07 | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | |||
8:05 | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Ronald Holland II draws the foul) | |||
8:05 | +1 | Ronald Holland II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-22 | |
8:05 | +1 | Ronald Holland II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-22 | |
7:50 | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | |||
7:47 | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | |||
7:42 | Matas Buzelis shooting foul (Simone Fontecchio draws the foul) | |||
7:42 | +1 | Simone Fontecchio makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 47-22 | |
7:42 | +1 | Simone Fontecchio makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 48-22 | |
7:42 | +1 | Simone Fontecchio makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 49-22 | |
7:30 | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | |||
7:26 | Tre Jones offensive rebound | |||
7:22 | Nikola Vucevic turnover (bad pass) (Ronald Holland II steals) | |||