Carlos Boozer had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 95-92 overtime victory over the host Detroit Pistons on Sunday.
Derrick Rose added 23 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as Chicago (19-10) won for the 10th time in 12 games.
Tayshaun Prince had 17 points and six assists for Detroit (10-20).
The Pistons had a chance to force a second overtime but Charlie Villanueva’s last-second 3-point shot was off the mark.
The Bulls squandered an 11-point lead after three quarters as the Pistons scored the final seven points of regulation, forcing overtime on Villanueva’s tip-in within 0.6 seconds left.
Detroit had a chance to take the lead in the overtime but Rodney Stuckey missed a short shot with six seconds left. Chicago’s Kyle Korver hit two free throws with 3.9 seconds remaining for the final margin.
Stuckey scored 16 points for the Pistons, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Tracy McGrady and Richard Hamilton tallied 15 points apiece and Villanueva had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Chicago | Detroit | |
Carlos Boozer 31 | Scoring | Tayshaun Prince 17 |
Derrick Rose 8 | Assists | Tayshaun Prince 6 |
Derrick Rose 12 | Rebounds | Charlie Villanueva 10 |
Carlos Boozer 7 | Free Throws Made | Rodney Stuckey 4 |
Derrick Rose 2 | Steals | Charlie Villanueva 2 |
Taj Gibson 2 | Blocks | Ben Wallace 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Chicago | 95 | 39.6 | 4-12 | 19-28 | 17 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Detroit | 92 | 42.7 | 3-13 | 13-16 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 11 |