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Duren with 26 points, 13 rebounds in return, Pistons top Bulls 126-110 for 5th straight win

Duren with 26 points, 13 rebounds in return, Pistons top Bulls 126-110 for 5th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Chicago Bulls forward Jalen Smith (25) ,right, fouls Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)

CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Duren had 26 points and 13 rebounds in his return from a suspension to help the Detroit Pistons take charge in the second half and roll to a 126-110 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

Cade Cunningham added 18 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds to narrowly miss his 15th career triple-double as the Pistons won their fifth straight game. Tobias Harris also had 18 points and Duncan Robinson added 17 for league-leading Detroit (42-13), which dealt Chicago its season-high eighth straight loss.

Duren helped establish Detroit’s dominance after sitting out two games for his role in a fight at Charlotte on Feb. 9. He got a technical foul in this one for casually dropping the ball on the face of Chicago’s Nick Richards in the third quarter while Richards was down on the floor.

Josh Giddey had 27 points on 10 for 16 shooting — including five 3-pointers — but the Bulls couldn’t keep pace with the Pistons after trailing only 53-50 at the half. Matas Buzelis, Jalen Smith and Issac Okoro each added 15 as the Bulls committed 23 turnovers leading to 28 Detroit points.

Detroit outmuscled Chicago, scoring 68 points in the paint, compared to the Bulls 38. The Pistons had 26 on second chances and Chicago just 16.

The Bulls played without Jaden Ivey, who will be out two weeks with knee soreness after playing just four games with Chicago following a trade from Detroit. Anfernee Simons left the game with a left wrist injury

Bulls coach Billy Donovan was back on the bench after missing a game to attend his father’s funeral.

The Pistons led by no more than six points in a tight, scrappy first half. Detroit outscored Chicago 44-26 in third quarter and opened the lead to as much as 28.

Up next

Pistons: Host San Antonio on Monday

Bulls: Host New York Knicks on Sunday.

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Duren with 26 points, 13 rebounds in return, Pistons top Bulls 126-110 for 5th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) slam dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)
Duren with 26 points, 13 rebounds in return, Pistons top Bulls 126-110 for 5th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) drives to the basket for a layup during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)

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