Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons

The Chicago Bulls went on the road up to Detroit to take on the Pistons and the Bulls left the Palace of Auburn Hills with a win 101-96. The Pistons were officially eliminated from the playoffs and this is now the second season in a row that they have failed to make the postseason. The Pistons also raised Dennis Rodman's jersey to the rafters during halftime, but that did not help the Pistons chances on the game. The Bulls won a close game and Derrick Rose was the leader with 27 points and 7 assists. The Bulls win coupled with a Celtics loss pushes Boston to the third seed in the East now at three games back. The Pistons committed a season high 20 turnovers and the Bulls capitalized on everyone leading to 27 points for the Bulls. The lead man for the Pistons was Richard Hamilton with 30 points. The Bulls will look to continue on winning when the return home to face the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.