Zach LaVine scored 37 points (8 during a 12-0 run across the second and third quarters), and the Chicago Bulls rallied from 25 points down in the second quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 105-102.
The Bulls trailed 59-34 with 2:37 left in the second quarter and 61-43 at halftime. They outscored the Pistons 71-43 the rest of the way, the second-biggest comeback of the season.
Coby White went 1 for 2 at the line with the Bulls up 3 and 17.9 seconds left, Saddiq Bey’s free throws made it 104-102 with 9.2 seconds left, and LaVine went 1 for 2 at the line with the Bulls up 2 and 7.9 seconds to go. The Pistons had the ball down 3, but Delon Wright missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Pistons 20-19. LaVine (No. 8 in clutch points, 2020-21) scored 6 of the Bulls’ 20 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
For the Pistons, Jerami Grant scored a season-high 43 points (19 in the fourth quarter) on 15 for 25 shooting. Grant scored 19 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls shot 48.2% from the field to the Pistons’ 45.1%. The Pistons got 6 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Bulls outscored the Pistons 14-4 in 7 minutes with Young, Temple, Satoransky, LaVine and Valentine on the floor together. Thaddeus Young fouled out.