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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTDetroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls
2025-26 · Regular season · All results that day · Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls head-to-head · Detroit Pistons schedule · Chicago Bulls schedule
Final
Away
Detroit Pistons
126
Home
Chicago Bulls
110
Venue: United Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls 126-110 on the road on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at United Center. Jalen Duren had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Josh Giddey had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for the Chicago Bulls.
The Detroit Pistons led 53-50 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 44-26. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 39, Chicago Bulls 26. Cade Cunningham had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.
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Reported player statistics
this may be a partial box score. A dash means unavailable. Zero minutes alone does not establish a DNP designation.
| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls 126-110 on February 21, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jalen Duren scored 26 for the Detroit Pistons with 13 rebounds; Josh Giddey scored 27 for the Chicago Bulls.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | 28 | 25 | 44 | 29 | 126 |
| Chicago Bulls | 30 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 110 |
Game leaders
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 26 Jalen Duren
- Rebounds
- 13 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 13 Cade Cunningham
Chicago Bulls
- Points
- 27 Josh Giddey
- Rebounds
- 9 Guerschon Yabusele
- Assists
- 8 Guerschon Yabusele
Cade Cunningham double-double (18 PTS, 13 AST) · Jalen Duren double-double (26 PTS, 13 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausar Thompson starter | 32:21 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +21 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 30:16 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | +3 |
| Cade Cunningham starter | 30:13 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2 | +28 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 28:45 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 2 | +22 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 23:59 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 4 | +11 |
| Daniss Jenkins bench | 21:18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | -12 |
| Paul Reed bench | 19:15 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | -6 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 17:38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | +5 |
| Ron Holland bench | 17:02 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3 | +5 |
| Javonte Green bench | 16:34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 2:39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -2 |
Not available: Isaac Jones
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro starter | 33:50 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2 | -18 |
| Matas Buzelis starter | 30:04 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5-10 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 2 | -19 |
| Josh Giddey starter | 27:11 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10-16 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 1 | -7 |
| Jalen Smith starter | 24:45 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 3 | -3 |
| Guerschon Yabusele starter | 24:21 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 1 | -13 |
| Tre Jones bench | 25:44 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | -2 |
| Nick Richards bench | 19:04 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | -12 |
| Patrick Williams bench | 15:32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | -10 |
| Collin Sexton bench | 15:24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 |
| Anfernee Simons bench | 12:57 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +3 |
| Rob Dillingham bench | 8:29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | -4 |
| Leonard Miller bench | 2:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 |
Not available: Zach Collins, Noa Essengue, Jaden Ivey
| Detroit Pistons | Stat | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| 11/15 (73%) | Free throws | 17/24 (70%) |
| 38/76 (50%) | 2 pointers | 21/44 (47%) |
| 13/29 (44%) | 3 pointers | 17/40 (42%) |
| 51/105 (48%) | Field goals | 38/84 (45%) |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 37 | Defensive rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 13 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 10 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 39:08 | Time spent in lead | 6:54 |
| 28 | Biggest lead | 4 |
Largest margin: 28 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 8
- Times tied
- 5
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 28 Q4 7:16
- Largest lead · Chicago Bulls
- 4 Q1 5:44
- Longest run
- 10-0 Chicago Bulls · Q1 1:19 to Q2 11:25
Scoring plays
Q1 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 1 | 0 |
| 11:11 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 10:56 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 3 | 3 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 6 | 3 |
| 10:14 | Chicago Bulls | Guerschon Yabusele 2-pt field goal | 6 | 5 |
| 9:52 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 9 | 5 |
| 9:41 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 9 | 8 |
| 8:50 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 9 | 11 |
| 8:25 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 9 | 12 |
| 8:18 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 11 | 12 |
| 8:03 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 13 | 12 |
| 7:48 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 13 | 15 |
| 7:02 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 15 | 15 |
| 6:50 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal | 15 | 18 |
| 6:30 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 17 | 18 |
| 5:44 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal | 17 | 21 |
| 5:29 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 19 | 21 |
| 5:29 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 20 | 21 |
| 4:50 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 22 | 21 |
| 4:36 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards Free throw | 22 | 22 |
| 4:04 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 24 | 22 |
| 3:04 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 26 | 22 |
| 2:45 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 28 | 22 |
| 1:19 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal | 28 | 25 |
| 0:50 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith Free throw | 28 | 26 |
| 0:50 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith Free throw | 28 | 27 |
| 0:27 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal | 28 | 30 |
Q2 · 22 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:25 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 28 | 32 |
| 11:09 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 31 | 32 |
| 9:26 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 33 | 32 |
| 8:41 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal | 33 | 35 |
| 8:20 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 35 | 35 |
| 7:49 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 37 | 35 |
| 7:41 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 37 | 37 |
| 7:30 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 39 | 37 |
| 6:32 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 41 | 37 |
| 5:28 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 2-pt field goal | 43 | 37 |
| 4:26 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 43 | 39 |
| 3:54 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 45 | 39 |
| 3:37 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 45 | 41 |
| 3:15 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 45 | 43 |
| 2:54 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 47 | 43 |
| 2:01 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 47 | 44 |
| 1:21 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 49 | 44 |
| 1:00 | Chicago Bulls | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 49 | 46 |
| 0:44 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 51 | 46 |
| 0:36 | Chicago Bulls | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 51 | 48 |
| 0:26 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 53 | 48 |
| 0:01 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 53 | 50 |
Q3 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 55 | 50 |
| 11:26 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 3-pt field goal | 55 | 53 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 57 | 53 |
| 10:52 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 57 | 55 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 59 | 55 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 62 | 55 |
| 9:57 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 65 | 55 |
| 9:17 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 3-pt field goal | 65 | 58 |
| 8:49 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 67 | 58 |
| 8:39 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 67 | 59 |
| 8:39 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis Free throw | 67 | 60 |
| 8:13 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 70 | 60 |
| 7:53 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 70 | 62 |
| 7:37 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 70 | 64 |
| 7:26 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 71 | 64 |
| 7:26 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson Free throw | 72 | 64 |
| 6:45 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 74 | 64 |
| 6:13 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 77 | 64 |
| 6:01 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 79 | 64 |
| 5:51 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro Free throw | 79 | 65 |
| 5:51 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro Free throw | 79 | 65 |
| 5:11 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 81 | 66 |
| 4:50 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 83 | 66 |
| 4:41 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 85 | 66 |
| 4:35 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones Free throw | 85 | 67 |
| 4:24 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 87 | 67 |
| 3:16 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 89 | 67 |
| 3:16 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert Free throw | 90 | 67 |
| 2:44 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 91 | 67 |
| 2:44 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 92 | 67 |
| 2:29 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 92 | 69 |
| 2:15 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 92 | 71 |
| 2:00 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 94 | 71 |
| 1:22 | Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams 3-pt field goal | 94 | 74 |
| 0:49 | Chicago Bulls | Tre Jones 2-pt field goal | 94 | 76 |
| 0:33 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 96 | 76 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert Free throw | 97 | 76 |
Q4 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:29 | Chicago Bulls | Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal | 97 | 78 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 3-pt field goal | 100 | 78 |
| 9:53 | Chicago Bulls | Jalen Smith 2-pt field goal | 100 | 80 |
| 9:36 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 101 | 80 |
| 9:23 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 101 | 83 |
| 8:59 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 103 | 83 |
| 8:38 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 105 | 83 |
| 8:38 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 106 | 83 |
| 7:42 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 108 | 83 |
| 7:16 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 111 | 83 |
| 6:42 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 2-pt field goal | 111 | 85 |
| 6:11 | Chicago Bulls | Matas Buzelis 3-pt field goal | 111 | 88 |
| 5:43 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 2-pt field goal | 111 | 90 |
| 4:48 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 114 | 90 |
| 4:33 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey 3-pt field goal | 114 | 93 |
| 3:49 | Chicago Bulls | Isaac Okoro 2-pt field goal | 114 | 95 |
| 3:24 | Chicago Bulls | Josh Giddey Free throw | 114 | 96 |
| 3:17 | Chicago Bulls | Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal | 114 | 99 |
| 2:40 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 117 | 99 |
| 2:16 | Detroit Pistons | Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal | 120 | 99 |
| 2:06 | Chicago Bulls | Guerschon Yabusele Free throw | 120 | 100 |
| 2:06 | Chicago Bulls | Guerschon Yabusele Free throw | 120 | 101 |
| 1:36 | Chicago Bulls | Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal | 120 | 104 |
| 1:13 | Chicago Bulls | Guerschon Yabusele Free throw | 120 | 105 |
| 1:13 | Chicago Bulls | Guerschon Yabusele Free throw | 120 | 106 |
| 0:54 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 123 | 106 |
| 0:47 | Chicago Bulls | Rob Dillingham Free throw | 123 | 107 |
| 0:47 | Chicago Bulls | Rob Dillingham Free throw | 123 | 108 |
| 0:30 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 125 | 108 |
| 0:30 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 126 | 108 |
| 0:16 | Chicago Bulls | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 126 | 110 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Detroit Pistons 3-1. Final series: Detroit Pistons 3-1.
- Oct 22: Detroit Pistons 111 at Chicago Bulls 115
- Nov 12: Chicago Bulls 113 at Detroit Pistons 124
- Jan 7: Chicago Bulls 93 at Detroit Pistons 108
- Feb 21: Detroit Pistons 126 at Chicago Bulls 110 (this game)
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Feb 22, 2026 · 01:00 UTC