The team says in a release Friday that bids were submitted to the league for 2020 and 2021.

Little Caesars Arena is being built just north of downtown Detroit and is expected to open this year. It also will be home to the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings.

In November, the Pistons announced the team was moving back to Detroit from The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The city of Detroit last hosted the NBA’s All-Star Game in 1959. The 1979 game was played in Pontiac when the Pistons’ home court was the Silverdome.

NBA All-Star events include the All-Star Game, NBA Rising Stars Challenge, a celebrity game, skills competition and fan events.

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Detroit Pistons vs Utah Jazz
When: 10:30 PM  ET, Friday, January 13, 2017
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, FSN Detroit, ROOT (Utah)
PREDICTION: Jazz 94, Pistons 87

SALT LAKE CITY — Now armed with a fully healthy roster, the Utah Jazz are quickly showing they can be a dangerous opponent for even the most elite NBA teams.

The Jazz shared that message loud and clear while taking down the defending NBA champions on Tuesday night. Cleveland offered token resistance over the final three quarters in a 100-92 loss to Utah.

The next club to challenge the Jazz will be the Detroit Pistons, who visit Utah on Friday night.

The Cavaliers scored a season-low 12 points in the second quarter Tuesday, and after LeBron James sparked a brief rally to open the third quarter, faded away behind a 16-0 Jazz run.

Six different players scored in double figures for Utah (24-16) — including all five starters. Gordon Hayward led the way with one of his best performances of the season. Hayward finished with 28 points on 10-of-12 shooting and made several baskets that keyed the decisive third-quarter run.

“When he is playing like that, he is a real leader, and that’s what we need,” Utah center Rudy Gobert said.

Hayward and Gobert both continue to make strong cases for All-Star consideration. Hayward is averaging a career-best 22.2 points per game this season on 45.9 percent shooting. Gobert is just as imposing on the defensive end. He has accumulated 10-plus rebounds in 25 straight games and has notched 27 double-doubles this season. Gobert is also averaging career highs in points (12.3 per game), rebounds (12.3) and blocks (2.5).

For his part, Hayward is playing it cool about potentially getting an All-Star nod in February. Continued success, he says, will settle the question sooner or later.

“I feel like we got to move up a little higher in the standings,” Hayward said. “I’m worrying about wins more than anything. That stuff usually comes when your team is winning.”

Detroit now draws the task of figuring out new ways to deal with Hayward, Gobert and the rest of the Jazz. The Pistons (18-23) have struggled to slow opponents since enduring a five-game losing skid in mid-December. In a 3-3 start to January, they are allowing 114 points per game, having held just one opponent under 100.

Golden State became the latest team to torch Detroit. The Pistons allowed the Warriors to shoot 51.7 percent (15 of 29) from 3-point range in Golden State’s 127-107 win Thursday at Oakland, Calif. Five different Warriors hit a 3-pointer during a decisive 33-12 third-quarter run, led by Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala with a pair each.

“We made too many defensive game plan mistakes where we weren’t doing what we were supposed to be doing,” Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. “We didn’t get back in transition, we didn’t get matched up, and we turned the ball over. When you don’t do those three things against a team like that, you have no chance.”

Detroit sustained a blow when shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was knocked out of Thursday’s game with a shoulder injury. Caldwell-Pope ran into a pick early in the first quarter and ran off the floor clutching his left shoulder. X-rays were negative, but he did not return.

Caldwell-Pope could be questionable for the Friday game, but Detroit is expected to welcome back forward Reggie Bullock. He was away from the team Thursday for personal reasons.

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Detroit Pistons vs Golden State Warriors
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, January 12, 2017
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT, CSN Bay Area (Golden State)
PREDICTION: Warriors 120, Pistons 108

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors will have to deal with an elite big man for the third consecutive game Thursday night when they host Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons.

Two days after having successfully silenced Sacramento Kings star DeMarcus Cousins (17 points, 10 rebounds) in a 117-106 road win on Sunday night, the Warriors got steamrolled by the Miami Heat’s Hassan Whiteside to the tune of 28 points and 20 rebounds on Tuesday.

The Warriors, playing on their home court, were able to prevail again, but it wasn’t easy. The Heat led into the third quarter before eventually running out of gas in a 107-95 loss.

“Hassan Whiteside is a handful,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after watching the young standout record his sixth career 20-20 game. “Whether he’s scoring inside or not, he’s a threat in there and you have to honor that.”

Drummond did Whiteside one better in the rebound column when the Warriors and Pistons met last January in Detroit. With 14 points and 21 rebounds, he recorded his fifth career double-double in seven matchups with Golden State.

The Warriors signed Zaza Pachulia in the offseason to help combat big-time interior forces such as Drummond, and their first meeting this season was a Golden State success. Drummond was held to 15 points and nine rebounds in a 119-113 Warriors win in Detroit last month.

The rematch will take place in Oakland as Detroit’s third game on a five-city trip. Already, it’s been an unusual venture.

The trip opener got delayed one night when snow prevented the clubs from arriving in Portland on time.

The Pistons responded well, edging the Trail Blazers 125-124 in two overtimes Sunday night.

Detroit then appeared to be well on its way to a second consecutive road win before blowing a nine-point, fourth-quarter lead in a 100-94 loss at Sacramento on Tuesday.

Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy was thoroughly disappointed afterward.

“They outrebounded us by 11, we gave them 13 threes and our ball movement was just ridiculous in the second half,” he told reporters after watching his team squander an 18-point lead. “We’re playing everything one-on-one and wouldn’t pass the ball. That’s why we ended up where we are.”

Cousins won his matchup with Drummond, outscoring his rival 24-9 and outrebounding him 13-12. Cousins also had six assists in the win, while Drummond made things tough on his opponent with seven blocks.

The trip doesn’t get any easier for the Pistons. They will play three games in the next four days, including a rough Golden State/Utah back-to-back the next two nights.

The Pistons gave the Warriors a battle in their previous meeting. It took 32 points by Kevin Durant, 25 by Stephen Curry and a 12-assist, 10-rebound double-double by Draymond Green for Golden State to scratch out the win.

Pachulia contributed seven points, seven rebounds and a steal to the win in 19 minutes.

The veteran big man had eight points, six rebounds and three assists in his matchup with Whiteside on Tuesday.

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Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trail Blazers
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 7, 2017
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

TV: 10 p.m. ET, FSN Detroit, CSN Northwest (Portland)
PREDICTION: Trail Blazers 108, Pistons 101

Oddsmakers currently have the Trail Blazers listed as 3-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game’s total is sitting at 213.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard won’t cure all the ills that plagued the Portland Trail Blazers over the past month, but the All-Star point guard’s return after missing five games with a sprained left ankle in the Trail Blazers’ 118-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night was a welcome sight for his coaches and teammates.

“It’s always good to have your best player out there,” Portland coach Terry Stotts said after Lillard contributed 21 points and 10 assists to the win over the Lakers.

After playing 36 minutes against the Lakers, Lillard said he will be good to go Saturday night, when the Blazers (16-22) play host to the Detroit Pistons (17-21) at Moda Center.

Lillard missed seven games with an Achilles tendon injury last season.

“I didn’t prepare as well as I needed to come back, and it took a few games to get my rhythm and wind back,” he said. “This time, I did a lot of conditioning and individual workouts leading up to tonight. I felt good out there.”

C.J. McCollum, who had gone for 43 and 35 points in the last two games while running the point in Lillard’s absence, moved back to his normal shooting guard position and collected 27 points and seven assists in Thursday’s win.

“Makes the game much easier when Dame’s on the floor,” said McCollum, who was 11 for 21 from the field but only 3 for 11 from 3-point range. “The defense can’t key in on me as much when he’s out there.”

Lillard’s plus/minus rating against the Lakers was plus-28, far better than that of any other player in the game.

“We were really good when he was on the floor,” center Mason Plumlee said. “It was good to have him back.”

The Pistons arrive in Portland off Thursday’s 115-114 victory over Charlotte, in which the Hornets roared back with a 44-point fourth quarter to nearly steal a win. Marco Bellinelli’s 3-point bank shot was just a split second after the buzzer as Detroit nearly lost despite leading by 19 points with 10 minutes left.

“We played a great three quarters,” Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy said afterward. “I’ll talk about that.”

Van Gundy also talked about Boban Marjanovic, who came out of nowhere with a season high in points (15) and a career high in rebounds (19) in 22 minutes off the bench. The 7-3, 290-pound Serbian — given an opportunity with backup center Aron Baynes out with an ankle sprain and starter Andre Drummond in foul trouble — totaled seven points and seven rebounds in the previous seven games. Marjanovic had only 35 points and 26 rebounds all season entering Thursday.

“A great, great, great effort, on the boards and everything else,” Van Gundy said. “The biggest reason that game got close was I took him out for a rest. I should have left him in there, as tired as he was. Probably the game would have been over. He was tremendous.”

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Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, FSN Detroit, MSG (New York)
PREDICTION: Pistons 103, Knicks 102

Oddsmakers currently have the Knicks listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game’s total is sitting at 201.

NEW YORK — The Detroit Pistons answered questions about whether they could find a capable replacement for Andre Drummond in their frontcourt.

The New York Knicks answered inquiries about whether they can defend.

Now comes the follow-up for both teams.

Drummond may be out with a sprained right ankle Wednesday when the Pistons visit the Knicks, who are coming off their best defensive showing of the young season.

Drummond missed his first game due to injury since March 19, 2014. He had an MRI, which revealed no structural damage, and did not practice Tuesday. The injury is not serious and if he does not play in New York, Drummond will likely return Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Without the league’s leading rebounder, the Pistons recorded a 104-88 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday night. Drummond’s absence was compensated for by Aron Baynes finishing with 20 points (one shy of his career high) and eight rebounds.

New York Stats:
Team record: 4-6 SU,4-6 ATS
New York is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of New York’s last 25 games
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home

“I put it back on everyone else. Everything they got me, I was in great position,” Baynes said. “All the way through the team, they got me great looks and I just had to finish. On a couple of them, I didn’t, so I still have some work to do.”

Technically Baynes’ comments are accurate since seven of his eight baskets were within 6 feet of the rim.

“He’s a starting center in the NBA. He’s just playing behind an All-Star,” Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy said. “You look around at all the starting centers and Aron’s a starting-caliber center in the league, so it’s not surprising he played as well as he did.”

Now comes a chance for Detroit to play well on the road. While the Pistons are 5-0 at home and each win has been by double-digits, the road has been a significant different story.

“Our defense at home has been great,” Van Gundy said. “I’m not quite sure why we haven’t been able to duplicate that on the road yet, but we’re locked in at home.”

Detroit was 0-5 on the road before taking a 15-point lead through the first quarter of Saturday’s 106-95 road win against the Denver Nuggets. During their first six road games, the Pistons have allowed 105 points per game while averaging 94.3 points.

In their seventh road game, Detroit will encounter a team that gave up less than 100 points for the second time this season. The Knicks are 4-6 after getting a 93-77 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Monday night.

A week after naming former interim head coach and current assistant Kurt Rambis as “defensive coordinator,” the Knicks held a team under 80 points for the first time since April 11, 2015, at Orlando and the first time at home since Dec 11, 2013, against the Chicago Bulls.

Kristaps Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony had 24 points apiece and the Knicks took control over the final eight-plus minutes of the third quarter. During the second half Joakim Noah watched from the bench as coach Jeff Hornacek moved Porzingis to center while using Justin Holiday extensively at small forward.

“I got to figure out ways to be effective on that end of the floor,” Noah said.

Noah had six rebounds and was scoreless in 16 minutes. Noah has reached double-figures once and has been held scoreless twice, but any changes in the starting lineup are not occurring based on one half of Porzingis playing center and Anthony playing power forward.

Detroit Stats:
Team record: 6-5 SU,6-5 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 6 games
Detroit is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road

“I don’t think so. Noah does a nice job in there defensively,” Hornacek said. “It may depend on the team (we’re playing). Maybe we can go there (small) a little bit more often. But we’re not, just because we were good in the second half doesn’t mean we’re going to change it.”

The move worked as Porzingis exploited his height advantage on Andrew Bogut while the Knicks gave up a season-low 26 points in the paint.

“I’ll keep playing the four if they play me at the four,” Porzingis said. “And if I’m at the five, I’ll try to be as productive as I can at the five.”

Detroit took the first meeting with the Knicks when Tobias Harris scored 25 points in a 102-89 home win on Nov. 1. Drummond had nine points and 13 rebounds but has eight career double-doubles against New York.

The Knicks have won 11 of the last 13 meetings at home.

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Detroit At Cleveland
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, April 13, 2015
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
TV: 7 p.m. ET, FSN Detroit, FSN Ohio (Cleveland)
PREDICTION: Pistons 102, Cavaliers 93
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Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game’s total is sitting at 202.

Cleveland has not lost three in a row since a six-game slide dropped it to 19-20 on Jan. 13. The Cavaliers have gone 32-9 since then but have no reason to push for more over the final two games – both at home. Irving sat out both games against the Celtics to rest a sore hip but is expected to shake the rust off on Monday with a normal rotation of minutes.

Cleveland lost its last outing, a 117-78 result against the Celtics on April 12. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a +10.5-point underdog, while the 195 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Team record: 51-29 SU,39-41 ATS
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 7 games
Cleveland is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games at home

Anthony Tolliver (5-of-6) and Jodie Meeks (4-of-7) led the way off the bench as Detroit went 16-of-28 from 3-point range against the Hornets. The Pistons have been out of the race for the last two weeks but are steadily putting the pieces together for next season, and 3-point shooting from Tolliver, Meeks and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope opening up the lane for Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson could be a path to future success. Drummond posted his fifth straight double-double on Sunday and is averaging 14.6 points and 17.4 rebounds in that span.

Detroit won its last outing, a 116-77 result against the Hornets on April 12. The Pistons covered in that game as a -8-point favorite, while the 193 combined points took the game PUSH the total.

Team record: 31-49 SU,41-39 ATS
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit’s last 12 games
Detroit is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games on the road

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Chicago At Detroit
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 21, 2015
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, WGN (Chicago), FSN Detroit
PREDICTION: Bulls 105, Pistons 97
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Oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 3-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game’s total is sitting at 191.

Detroit lost its last outing, a 94-83 result against the 76ers on March 18. The Pistons failed to cover in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 177 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points against the Sixers and Reggie Jackson recorded a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists but shot just 4-of-17 and committed five turnovers. The Pistons entered the contest 28th in the league in shooting (42.6 percent) and shot 33 percent. “If we continue to take those shots against anybody, we’re going to shoot in the 30 percent range,” Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. “We’re taking difficult shots at the rim. There are people open and we won’t throw it to them.”

Team record: 24-44 SU,32-36 ATS
Detroit is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit’s last 10 games
Detroit is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Chicago
Detroit is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games when playing Chicago

Last time out for Chicago, they were a 108-92 winner as they battled the Raptors at home. The Bulls covered in the match as a -1.5-point favorite, while 200 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Chicago, which clinched its fifth straight winning season with the win over Toronto, is looking to win three games in a row for the first time in five weeks. Mike Dunleavy added 21 points and Joakim Noah tied a career high with 14 assists in the win over Toronto. After Gibson returned Friday, Butler (elbow) might be back for this one and is listed as a game-time decision.

Team record: 42-28 SU,32-38 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago’s last 7 games
Chicago is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games on the road

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When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 9, 2014
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
TV: 6 p.m. ET, ROOT (Utah), FSN Detroit
PREDICTION: Pistons 97, Jazz 94
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Oddsmakers currently have the Pistons listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game’s total is sitting at 195.

Detroit has done a good job of taking care of the ball, as its average of 12 turnovers is the fifth-fewest in the league, and it has six players averaging double-digit points and another on the cusp. Consistency has been the issue, not only with enigmatic forward Josh Smith (14.2 points, 7.8 rebounds), who is shooting 32.1 percent, but also with the perimeter players. The Pistons were a horrendous 14-of-64 from 3-point range while losing their first three games but have heated up from outside and gone 22-of-46 from behind the arc during their consecutive wins.

Last time out for Detroit, they were a 98-95 winner as they battled the Bucks at home. The Pistons failed to cover in the match as a -5-point favorite, while 193 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Team record: 2-3 SU,0-5 ATS
Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Detroit’s last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games

Utah has allowed 100 or more points in five of its six games and is allowing opponents to shoot 48.2 percent from the field, so it’s no coincidence its two wins have come in its two best defensive efforts. Offense has not been a problem, with Gordon Hayward (18 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists) leading a group of six double-digit scorers. The Jazz need more consistency from power forward Derrick Favors, though, as he was limited to six points for the second time in three games against Dallas after scoring a career-high 32 on Nov. 1 against Phoenix and posted a double-double against the Cavaliers.

In their last action, Utah was a 105-82 loser at home against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (187) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Team record: 2-4 SU,3-3 ATS
Utah is 7-14-3 ATS in its last 24 games
Utah is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games
Utah is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah’s last 7 games on the road

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Brandon Knight scored 20 points Sunday night to help the Pistons snap an 18-game losing streak against the Bulls with a 99-85 victory. The loss dropped Chicago two games behind Brooklyn in the race for the fourth seed and a chance to host a first-round series in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Jonas Jerebko added 17 points and a season-high nine rebounds for the Pistons, who also ended an eight-game home skid.

The Bulls led by as many as 11 points in the first quarter but Detroit gradually caught up and took the lead in the second after starting the period on a 12-4 run.

“From that point on, we started to get stops and get out in transition,” coach Lawrence Frank said. “We made a lot of winning-type plays and played with a lot of intensity.”

The Pistons took a 50-46 lead to intermission and pushed it to as many as 10 in the third quarter. Knight scored a dozen points in the period, including a 3-pointer that killed Chicago’s last good chance at getting close. Detroit scored the first four points of the fourth and never let the Bulls get closer than 10 points the rest of the night.

“It felt good,” said Knight, who’d seen the Pistons drop the first three games of the series against Chicago by a combined eight points.

“We were the team to not make mistakes and capitalized on their mistakes.”

Jerebko and Charlie Villanueva (12 points) sparked a bench that outscored Chicago’s 33-12.

Rodney Stuckey, starting in place of injured point guard Jose Calderon, had 14 points and rookie Andre Drummond, who shot airballs on two late free throws in a one-point loss at Chicago on March 31, added 10 rebounds for Detroit.

Carlos Boozer had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who played without leading scorer Luol Deng. Coach Tom Thibodeau wasn’t feeling sorry for his team, which has been missing former league MVP Derrick Rose all season.

“You can’t use that as an excuse,” he said. “Whoever is out there, we have to go out and get the job done.”

Nate Robinson added 18 points and Jimmy Butler scored 14 as Chicago’s two-game winning streak ended. Two of the Bulls’ last six games are against playoff-bound teams, the same number Brooklyn faces.

The teams will not see each other before the postseason.

Deng, the Bulls’ leading scorer and the NBA’s leader in minutes per game, missed the game with a sore hip. Thibodeau said the decision to bench him was “precautionary.”

Chicago’s Joakim Noah, who missed eight games with an injured right foot, and Marco Belinelli, who was out seven with an abdominal strain, each returned Sunday night. Noah finished with 13 points and seven boards.

The Bulls were aiming to match the franchise record for consecutive victories over an opponent, which also was against the Pistons. Michael Jordan’s 1990s teams won 19 in a row against Detroit.

The Pistons treated home fans to their first win since the All-Star break. They hadn’t won at the Palace of Auburn Hills since Feb. 13.

Game notes

Calderon, who had started all 28 games since Detroit acquired him in a Jan. 30 trade, missed the game with a right triceps strain. … Chicago’s last loss to the Pistons was Dec. 23, 2008. … The Bulls used their 13th different starting lineup.

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Detroit At Chicago
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 31, 2013
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
TV: 7 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Detroit, WGN (Chicago)
PREDICTION: Bulls 95, Pistons 88

Oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 9-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game’s total is sitting at 187.

Detroit coach Lawrence Frank called his team’s performance Friday against Toronto “embarrassing,” pointing particularly to a third quarter in which the Pistons were outscored 36-15. It wasn’t all bad for Detroit, though, as rookie Andre Drummond returned after missing 22 games because of a stress fracture in his lower back and scored 17 points in 19 minutes. The Pistons could be without another one of their solid young players, though, with guard Brandon Knight listed as doubtful after injuring his ankle against the Raptors.

Detroit lost its last outing, a 99-82 result against the Raptors on March 29. The Pistons failed to cover in that game as a 1.5-point favorite, while the 181 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Team record: 24-49 SU, 32-41 ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games
is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games
is 4-17-1 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Chicago

When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Toronto are 2-8
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 1-9

The Bulls have held their own with some of their top players sidelined – Marco Belinelli (strained abdominal muscle), Richard Hamilton (back spasms) and Joakim Noah (foot) all sat out Saturday – but they missed having their stars down the stretch against Dallas, as the Mavericks overcame a 12-point deficit in the final four minutes. “This was a tough loss,” guard Kirk Hinrich told reporters. “We just didn’t finish it out.” Noah and Belinelli could return against the Pistons.

Chicago lost its last outing, a 100-98 result against the Mavericks on March 30. The Bulls covered in that game as a 5.5-point underdog, while the 198 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Team record: 39-32 SU, 33-38 ATS

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
is 17-4-1 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Detroit

When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Dallas are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

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