Chicago (27-33) at Detroit (48-11) 7:30 pm EST
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) - Back home after dropping two
of their last three road games, the Detroit Pistons have had
some time to regroup.
Looking for their 13th consecutive home victory, the Pistons
will try to turn things around after one of their rare rough
spots this season when they host the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
Detroit has the league's best record and has taken 26 of its 28
home games. The Pistons have lost consecutive games just once
this season and are third in the league in points allowed
(89.5), trailing Memphis and San Antonio.
The Pistons failed to hold a seven-point halftime lead in
Saturday's 105-94 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Chauncey
Billups scored 24 points with 10 assists and Richard Hamilton
added 20 as Detroit capped a four-game road trip at 2-2.
Looking to avoid being swept by the Pistons this season, Chicago
has split its last six contests and is 2 1/2 games behind
Milwaukee for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
The Bulls snapped an eight-game losing streak against the New
Jersey Nets with Tuesday's 95-87 victory. Andres Nocioni scored
a career-high 24 points off the bench and Kirk Hinrich and Luol
Deng added 22 apiece in the triumph.
Detroit has taken 13 of the last 15 encounters against Chicago,
limiting the Bulls to an average of 82.7 points in three
meetings this season. Billups scored 17 points with 12 assists
for the Pistons in a 95-87 victory in their last matchup
February 24.





