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Chicago beats Detroit 127-105, sending Pistons to franchise-record 67th loss
DETROIT (AP) DeMar DeRozan scored 39 points and the Chicago Bulls sent the Detroit Pistons to their franchise-record 67th loss of the season, 127-105 on Thursday night.
Detroit (13-67) broke the franchise mark set by the 1979-80 team.
“You can learn a lot about players at this time of year,” Detroit coach Monty Williams said. “I know, for myself, I earned a lot of money (as a player) playing down the stretch and hanging in there.”
Chicago (38-42) wrapped up home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference play-in game against Atlanta.
“I'm happy for these guys,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “This season got off to a rough start for us, and I really appreciate the guys in our locker room sticking together and fighting. They never quit and never made excuses, even when we were losing players.”
Donovan said knowing the Bulls will face the Hawks at home will impact his lineup decisions for Friday's game in Washington and Sunday's season finale against the New York Knicks.
“I think there will definitely be conversations with the players,” he said. “We will have to evaluate things with a game tomorrow and then the New York game at 1:00. It might be playing guys for a half instead of leaving them out.”
Nikola Vucevic had 27 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago, and Coby White had 18 points.
White isn't concerned about his playing time in the last two games.
“I just work here, bro,” he said.
Jalen Duren had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit, and Marcus Sasser scored 20 points. The Pistons have lost six straight and 14 of 15. They played without Cade Cunningham because of knee management.
“We have to finish out the season,” Sasser said. “We're trying to keep high spirits.”
Chicago led by nine going into the third quarter and slowly pulled away. DeRozan's 3-pointer made it 90-70 with 3:27 left in the third, and Bulls led 99-80 at period's end.
The Pistons, who allowed 34 points off turnovers, never threatened in the fourth.
“We made 14 threes and they made 14 threes,” Williams said. "They just had so many more opportunities - they played in transition almost the whole night because of our turnovers. That's something I haven't been able to help our guys with - playing in crowds and playing in passing lanes.”
The Bulls led 64-55 at halftime, with DeRozan and Vucevic each scoring 17 points.
UP NEXT
Bulls: At Washington on Friday night.
Pistons: At Dallas on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Jalen Duren (Alex Caruso gains possession) | ||
| 11:33 |  | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Coby White assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Chimezie Metu makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:31 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point hook shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 4-3 |
| 9:44 | | +3 | Chimezie Metu makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 4-6 |
| 9:30 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving finger roll layup | 6-6 |
| 9:12 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving dunk (Jaden Ivey assists) | 6-8 |
| 9:02 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point driving layup | 8-8 |
| 8:45 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point driving dunk (Alex Caruso assists) | 10-8 |
| 8:16 | | +3 | Marcus Sasser makes three point bank jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 10-11 |
| 8:01 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Ivey steals) | ||
| 7:56 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point running jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 10-14 |
| 7:38 | | Coby White misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Chimezie Metu offensive foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 7:32 | | Chimezie Metu turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:26 | | Marcus Sasser blocks Alex Caruso's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:25 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-14 |
| 6:56 | | Javonte Green shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 6:56 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:56 | | Jaden Ivey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:56 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-15 |
| 6:41 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +3 | DeMar DeRozan makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 15-15 |
| 6:10 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Jalen Duren turnover (lost ball) (Javonte Green steals) | ||
| 6:00 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-16 |
| 5:49 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-17 |
| 5:33 | | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 5:18 | | +3 | Dalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 18-17 |
| 5:07 | | Evan Fournier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 20-17 |
| 4:45 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Torrey Craig steals) | ||
| 4:30 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Torrey Craig offensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Evan Fournier makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 20-19 |
| 4:07 | | Jaden Ivey personal foul (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 3:55 | | Torrey Craig misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Jared Rhoden defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 3:44 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Evan Fournier shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 3:41 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-19 |
| 3:41 | | DeMar DeRozan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:39 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving layup | 21-21 |
| 2:57 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 24-21 |
| 2:41 | | Jalen Duren turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 2:41 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:25 | | +3 | Dalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 27-21 |
| 2:05 | | +3 | Jared Rhoden makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 27-24 |
| 1:51 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Malachi Flynn defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Malachi Flynn turnover (bad pass) (Dalen Terry steals) | ||
| 1:30 | | Dalen Terry misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:26 | | Adama Sanogo offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Adama Sanogo makes two point putback layup | 29-24 |
| 1:06 | | Dalen Terry shooting foul (Malachi Flynn draws the foul) | ||
| 1:06 | | Malachi Flynn misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 1:06 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Malachi Flynn misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 1:06 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 29-25 |
| 0:43 | | Coby White misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Torrey Craig offensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Adama Sanogo turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 0:35 | | Dalen Terry personal foul (Loose ball) (Malachi Flynn draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-26 |
| 0:35 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-27 |
| 0:28 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 31-27 |
| 0:07 | | Evan Fournier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +3 | Jared Rhoden makes three point jump shot (James Wiseman assists) | 31-30 |
| 0:01 | | Jared Rhoden blocks Dalen Terry's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Malachi Flynn turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:32 | | +3 | Jevon Carter makes three point jump shot (Torrey Craig assists) | 34-30 |
| 11:16 | | +2 | Evan Fournier makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (James Wiseman assists) | 34-32 |
| 10:59 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Jared Rhoden defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Malachi Flynn misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 36-32 |
| 10:10 | | Jared Rhoden misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Coby White offensive foul (Charge) (Evan Fournier draws the foul) | ||
| 10:05 | | Coby White turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | Evan Fournier turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:37 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point cutting layup (Alex Caruso assists) | 38-32 |
| 9:19 | | Evan Fournier misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point driving floating jump shot (Troy Brown Jr. assists) | 38-34 |
| 8:52 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 40-34 |
| 8:37 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-36 |
| 8:27 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point cutting dunk (Alex Caruso assists) | 42-36 |
| 8:27 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:11 | | Evan Fournier turnover (lost ball) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point running layup | 44-36 |
| 8:09 | | James Wiseman defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:59 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Coby White misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:39 | | Evan Fournier defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +3 | Marcus Sasser makes three point running jump shot (Chimezie Metu assists) | 44-39 |
| 7:22 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (bad pass) (Jevon Carter steals) | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Jevon Carter makes two point running reverse layup (Alex Caruso assists) | 46-39 |
| 6:49 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point running layup (Coby White assists) | 48-39 |
| 6:45 | | Chimezie Metu shooting foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:45 | | Nikola Vucevic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:44 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:25 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Javonte Green turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Sasser steals) | ||
| 6:10 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point jump shot (Chimezie Metu assists) | 48-42 |
| 6:10 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 50-42 |
| 5:40 | | Nikola Vucevic blocks Chimezie Metu's two point layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 5:06 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point running dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 52-42 |
| 4:53 | | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 4:53 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-43 |
| 4:53 | | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:50 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:35 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running alley-oop layup (Chimezie Metu assists) | 52-45 |
| 4:12 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving floating jump shot | 54-45 |
| 3:59 | | +3 | Chimezie Metu makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 54-48 |
| 3:44 | | Jevon Carter misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 56-48 |
| 3:09 | | +3 | Marcus Sasser makes three point stepback jump shot | 56-51 |
| 2:57 | | +3 | DeMar DeRozan makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 59-51 |
| 2:38 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving bank jump shot (Evan Fournier assists) | 59-53 |
| 2:20 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | Evan Fournier personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 2:06 | | Alex Caruso turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Sasser steals) | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point running layup | 59-55 |
| 1:42 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Javonte Green draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:42 | | Javonte Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:42 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +1 | Javonte Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-55 |
| 1:15 | | Evan Fournier misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:12 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 62-55 |
| 0:45 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 64-55 |
| 0:07 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Alex Caruso turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:02 | | Coby White personal foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point stepback jump shot |