Bulls trample Pistons to stay alive in Eastern semis

05.13.2007

Chicago, IL (Basketball News) - Luol Deng scored 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls held off another fourth-quarter rally to top the Detroit Pistons, 102-87, and stave off elimination in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

The Pistons hold a 3-1 lead in the series and try again to bounce the Bulls from the playoffs on Tuesday night in Detroit.

Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon scored 19 points each, and Hinrich doled out 10 assists. Ben Wallace grabbed 17 boards to go along with 11 points to finally earn a playoff win against his former team.

Chauncey Billups scored 23 points and tallied eight assists, and Tayshaun Prince had 18 points and seven rebounds for Detroit. Rasheed Wallace finished with 14 points and seven boards, but Chris Webber again came up very short for the Pistons, going scoreless for the second straight game.

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