National Basketball Association
Chicago 132, Detroit 118
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 30, 2022
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #12 CJ Washington, #68 Jacyn Goble
Attendance: 21667

Zach LaVine scored 18 of his season-high 43 points in the first quarter to lift the host Chicago Bulls to a 132-118 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday.

LaVine's point total eclipsed his previous season high of 41, set in Chicago's 110-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Dec. 4.

LaVine made 15 of 20 shots from the floor on Friday, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range. He also sank all eight of his attempts from the free-throw line and dished out a team-high six assists.

DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points and Nikola Vucevic collected 19 points and nine rebounds for the Bulls, who have won five of their past six games overall and 12 straight against the Pistons dating back to 2019.

Rookie Jaden Ivey scored 22 points, Bojan Bogdanovic had 20 and Alec Burks added 19 off the bench for the Pistons, who have dropped 14 of their past 18 games.

Detroit played without Killian Hayes and Hamidou Diallo on Friday. Hayes was handed a three-game suspension for his role in a scuffle involving the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, while Diallo was issued a one-game ban.

The Pistons' Saddiq Bey drained a 3-pointer to forge a tie at 115-115 with 4:23 remaining in the fourth quarter before DeRozan sank two free throws and LaVine scored following a steal by Patrick Williams.

Ivey sank a free throw to make it a one-possession game, but Alex Caruso hit a 3-pointer, LaVine completed a three-point plays and Vucevic drained a trey to effectively put the game away at 128-116 with 1:39 left.

LaVine made 6 of 8 shots from the floor and all five attempts from the free-throw line during the first quarter. Ayo Dosunmu made all three of his shots -- including a 3-pointer -- to help the Bulls seize a 33-25 lead at the end of the period.

The Pistons responded with a strong start to the second quarter, with Burks scoring his team's first six points and Kevin Knox II adding five more during an 18-8 surge. The Bulls rebounded, however, and carried a 60-58 lead into halftime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Chicago
Jaden Ivey 22 Scoring Zach LaVine 43
Bojan Bogdanovic 6 Assists Zach LaVine 6
Isaiah Stewart 10 Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 9
Jaden Ivey 8 Free Throws Made Zach LaVine 8
Isaiah Stewart 3 Steals Alex Caruso 2
Marvin Bagley III 1 Blocks Nikola Vucevic 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 118 47.7 17-39 19-24 28 35 1 8 16
Chicago 132 57.6 12-27 14-15 21 38 4 10 14
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Bulls have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .421 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Pistons have a W/L % of .111 after a win and .276 after a loss.