The Bulls are still trying to make the play-in tournament and the Pistons are tanking, so there was little reason for Sunday’s game to be close. Chicago was still without Troy Brown Jr. and Daniel Theis was a late scratch, but Jerami Grant was a late scratch as well and Detroit didn’t have several other key regulars. Sure enough, this game wasn’t competitive, with the visitors jumping on the home team from the opening tip and then cruising to a 108-96 victory with very little resistance.
The Bulls trailed 2-0 at the very start of the game and then never trailed again, going up by 10 points after the opening quarter and then holding a double-digit lead throughout the rest of the night.