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Bulls unable to match Pistons' physicality in late loss

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DETROIT — Bulls coach Billy Donovan was fed up.

His team had just given up a wide-open dunk to center Isaiah Stewart in the fourth quarter because of poor defensive rotations, so Donovan called a timeout and walked onto the court, gesturing towards his players with his palms toward the roof of Little Caesars Arena, trying to understand how a miscue could happen at such a pivotal point in the game.

Both the Bulls and Pistons were undermanned in Wednesday’s game. The Pistons were down All-Star Cade Cunningham and rising center Jalen Duren, while the Bulls were without Coby White and Josh Giddey.