Bulls Looking To Extend Winning Run, Visit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons will host the Chicago Bulls at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday night.

The Pistons (20-48) are thinking about the future already and enter this game, which will be the second half of a back-to-back set, fresh off a 118-108 away loss against the Philadelphia 76ers. Six Detroit players scored in double digits during the loss against the 76ers, but no player reached the 15-point mark. Jerami Grant and Saddiq Bey each had 14 points, though it's worth noting Bey also pulled down seven rebounds while Grant added four boards and two blocks. Mason Plumlee had 12 points with six rebounds and five assists, while Sekou Doumbouya notched 12 points. Frank Jackson had 11 points and Killian Hayes added 10 as well. The Pistons have now lost five of their last six games and while they own a 13-19 mark at home this season, the fact that they have almost nothing to play for makes it hard to predict just how motivated and intense they'll be.

The Bulls (28-39) remain alive in the race for a play-in berth with only a few games left in the schedule and are coming off one of their biggest wins of the season since they posted a 121-99 victory over the Boston Celtics the last time out. Zach LaVine and Coby White were nothing short of a dynamic backcourt duo for the Bulls and both ended with 25 points in this contest -- while LaVine also added five rebounds, two assists and two steals, White chipped in with seven rebounds and five dimes. Nikola Vucevic only scored 18 points, but he posted a triple-double since he also notched 14 rebounds and 10 assists to go along with two steals. No other Chicago player scored in double digits. This means Chicago is now in a two-game winning streak -- over two playoff contenders such as the Charlotte Hornets and the Celtics -- and will try to make it three in a row here.
Posted on: 5/8/2021 9:58 PM