Cunningham scores 29 points and Pistons beat Bulls for second straight night, 128-110

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Chicago Bulls guard Coby White, left, and Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson battle for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis, right, battles for the ball against Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, left, and forward Tim Hardaway Jr. during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan, right, talks with forward Matas Buzelis during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Detroit Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, left, talks with forward Tim Hardaway Jr. during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson (9) dunks as Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis (14) looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) reacts as he hangs from the rim after dunking during the first half of an NBA basketball game as Chicago Bulls guard Coby White (0) reacts in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, center, shoots against Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic, left, and forward Matas Buzelis during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson, right, dunks against Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley, left, drives to the basket past Chicago Bulls guard Kevin Huerter (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart (28) drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls forwards Patrick Williams, left, and Jalen Smith during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Detroit Pistons guard Dennis Schroder (17) drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls guard Tre Jones, left, and forward Jalen Smith (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

By ANDREW SELIGMAN

CHICAGO (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 29 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls 128-110 on Wednesday after dominating them the previous night.

Tobias Harris and Ausar Thompson scored 19, and Jalen Duren added 16 points and 14 rebounds.

The Pistons rolled into the All-Star break with their fourth straight win after blowing out the Bulls 132-92 in the same arena on Tuesday. Detroit built a franchise-record, 42-point halftime lead Tuesday on the way to its most lopsided win of the season. Chicago, meanwhile, set a club mark by missing its first 20 3-point attempts.

On Wednesday, the Pistons led 82-61 midway through the third quarter after a 25-4 run that started late in the first half, sending the Bulls to their 13th loss in 16 games.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 for Chicago, and Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 13 rebounds. But the Bulls again had a rough time shooting 3-pointers, making nine of 41 after going 10 for 47 on Tuesday.

Coby White finished with seven points after scoring a season-low five on Tuesday. The guard shot 2 of 14 overall coming off a 2-for-13 outing.

Takeaways

Pistons: The Pistons hit the break on a strong note.

Bulls: The Bulls were more aggressive at the rim and delivered a better effort than the previous night, though that wasn’t exactly a high bar.

Key mome

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After Detroit dominated Chicago 71-29 in the first half Tuesday, this one was tied at 57 with about two minutes left in the second quarter. Things changed in a big way after that.

Duren cut for a dunk to start the Pistons’ big run. Cunningham drove for a layup with 11 seconds remaining as the Pistons took a 66-59 lead to the locker room, and capped the run with a driving hook and layup that made it 82-61 with 7:18 remaining in the third.

Key stat

The Pistons shot 51.1% and outscored the Bulls 68-48 in the paint.

Up next

Detroit visits San Antonio on Feb. 21, while Chicago is at New York on Feb. 20. ___

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