On January 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Pistons challenged the Bulls back-to-back. The Pistons have been in good shape lately, taking the initiative at first, but then the Bulls rebounded under DeRozan to lead by nine points at halftime. In the second half, the Pistons could not resist, scoring only 14 points in the third quarter and losing 22 points in a single quarter, and the game was also suspenseful. In the end, the Pistons defeated the Bulls 87-133, and the two-game winning streak was ended.
The Pistons are still at the bottom of the league and are a typical fish-belly team, but they have been in good shape lately, beating the Magic and Jazz for two straight wins. With the recent momentum, the Pistons also have the upper hand, but as the Bulls gradually find their state, the Pistons are a bit unable to hold back, and the whole team is in a slump in the third quarter, only getting 14 points in a single quarter; the fourth quarter also got 21 points, and the second half of the two quarters lost 37 points, suffered a critical blow, and finally lost 46 points, a big rout.
Pistons player Josh Jackson also said: "We have to do better in back-to-back games and I don't think we're as energetic tonight as usual, but that's the NBA and we have to learn how to prepare. Jackson played 29 minutes in this game, shooting 6-of-13 and having 16 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals. In this campaign, the Pistons did not cause too much trouble to the Bulls, shooting only 30 of 89 from the field, 6 of 35 from three-point range, and shooting only 17.1 percent from the field, which was a complete and utter defeat.
Pistons future star, 21-year Champion Lang Corningham this time the performance is sluggish, failed to continue the hot state of the previous game, played 30 minutes, 3 of 11 shots, 5 of 5 three points, 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and also had 6 turnovers and 4 fouls, plus or minus -30. In this game, the Pistons only scored in double figures, except for Jackson, the starting Sadiq Bay had 14 points and Stewart had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
The Bulls have been outstanding this season, becoming the upstart in the East and taking the top spot. The game was also a lot of blossoming, playing very easily, 7 people scored in double figures, Vucevic had a maximum of 22 points, plus 8 rebounds and 4 assists; DeRozan 20 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, LaVine 10 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Ball 18 points, White on the bench 13 points, Dawsom, McKinney and Thomas each scored 10 points.