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Last updated: May 04, 2019 - 1:32 AM

Pistons defeat Bulls to extend winning streak to four
Dec 01, 2018 - 1:15 AM

Detroit let Chicago hang around too long and was forced to leave starters in the game well into the fourth quarter. Watch video

DETROIT - The Detroit Pistons made it look easy at times Friday, probably let the Chicago Bulls hang around too long, but in the end they got the job done with their defense.

The Pistons prevailed 107-88 at Little Caesars Arena, their fourth consecutive victory.

They held the opposition to a season-low point total, just the second time they've kept their opponent under 100 points.


Blake Griffin scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Andre Drummond collected 19 points and 20 boards. Reggie Jackson scored 20 points, including 6-of-8 3-pointers.

The Pistons (12-7) are 8-2 in their past 10. They held Zach Lavine, who entered the game averaging 25.6 points, to eight points. Wendell Carter Jr. scored a career-high 28.

The Pistons have won five consecutive home games, a streak that will be tested severely Saturday night when the Golden State Warriors (15-8), with three NBA championships in the past four years, visit LCA (7 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit).

The Pistons appeared to be in control with a 15-point lead at halftime. Then Carter took over. The 6-10 rookie center from Duke scored the Bulls' first 17 points of the quarter and the whittled away the deficit to 62-57.

The Pistons responded with 12-0 run sparked by seven points from Griffin. But they still couldn't put Chicago away as the Bulls got to within seven points early in the fourth quarter.

The Bulls (5-18) have lost five in a row and nine of 10.

Jackson made his first six shots, including his first five from 3-point range, and scored 17 points in the first half, when the Pistons led by as many as 19 and took a 55-40 lead into the break.

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