Power in Paint Brings 127-119 Win Vs Chicago

On February 3, 2025By Littum

The detroit stamps came victorious in Sunday’s matinee against Chicago BullsAt 127-119at Little Caesars Arena.

The victory put the stamps (25-24) back over .500 and seventh in Eastern Conference Positions Just past the season’s halfway brand thanks to a 2-0 start to this six-match home.

The stamps were in control of most of the game, with the exception of a stretch at the end of the first quarter, where they were outscored 14-2 with Cade Cunningham on the bench. They responded immediately after All-Star checked back to open the other, led an 18-6 race that made a five-point deficit for a seven-point lead, 48-41, with 7:50 back until the break .

A set-up of Isaiah Stewart expanded the lead to 11 late in the third, and a 3-point of Malik Beasley pushed it to 14-100-86’s biggest of the day with almost 11 minutes left in the fourth. Another 3 from Beasley on the 3: 30 mark in the last period extended the lead back to 11, 121-110 and icy game. The stamps scored 26 points from 18 Bull’s revenue and exhausted 35 assists with only nine revenue.

Cunningham led the stamps with 22 points and 15 assists, Jalen Duren spoke 21 points, 13 rebounds and four assists and Beasley scored 19 points with five assists. Tobias Harris added 16 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks and Ausar Thompson (12 points, seven rebounds, three assists) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (12 points) also scored in double.

Nikola VUUCEVIC led Bulls with a triple double (20 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists), Coby White scored 22 points and Josh Gidde added 20.

Bulls were without Zach avalanche (personal reasons), while Stewart returned to the stamps after a one-game-pension.

Pistons hosts Atlanta Monday and Cleveland on Wednesday ahead of Thursday’s NBA trading deadline.

Pistons visits Bulls twice next week in back-to-back games in Chicago leading into the NBA All-Star break.

Duren puts presence inside

Sunday was the third year’s big man’s fourth equal double-double and eighth in nine games. In the nine-game stretch, he shoots 19-for-24 (79.2%).

The major has formed one of the league’s most potent pick-and-rolls with Cunningham, which has led to his career-best effectiveness this season. This chemistry along with his aggressiveness and playmaking helped put the tone against the bulls early.

He was responsible for six equal points during a 10-0 stamps running, pushing their lead to double digits at the break, 64-54. Duren supported VUUCEVIC and knocked the veteran big man over before flushing in a can, and following a few free kicks and a driving force under to Thompson for another can.

Stamps continue to successfully force revenue

Into Sunday, Pistons ranked ’11. In the league in points scored out of revenue per Fight with 18.4. They have become one of the league’s better teams to force opponents to cough the ball during their 13-7 stretch since December 21, and that was a big factor in Sunday’s victory.

They scored 20 points from 12 bull revenue in the first half, largely thanks to the efforts of Harris and Ron Holland (eight points, four stealing). The front duo had two pieces, with Harris putting the tone in the first quarter of stealing on back-to-back-owner as the stamps opened for a 23-17 lead.

One stealing-and-can of the Netherlands early in the second pushed the lead to seven, 48-41, before his second transition can in the quarter at the 1: 33 mark extended pistons’ lead to double digits for the first time, 60-50. Opponents teams commit 14.9 revenue per year. Fight against the stamps since December 21, tied to 11 ..

They have improved in this area since the beginning of the season and forced 14.5 revenue per year. Battle (20.) before December 21

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