The Day

Pistons 102, Bulls 91

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Tobias Harris scored 22 points and Detroit beat Chicago. Andre Drummond added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons. Jimmy Butler scored 32 points and Dwyane Wade added 19 points and seven assists for Chicago. Drummond dominated early, scoring 10 points on three dunks and two tips. Even when he went to the bench with foul trouble, the Pistons put together an 11-0 run to lead 36-21 early in the second quarter. Rajon Rondo had 10 points in his return to the Chicago lineup.

Magic 124, Wizards 116

Elfrid Payton scored 22 of his season-high 25 points in the first half and Orlando overcame John Wall’s 52-point performanc­e to beat Washington. Wall had the highest-scoring game of his career and kept Washington in it with 33 points in the second half as the Wizards cut the lead below 10 in the fourth quarter. The guard made 18 of 31 from the field and added eight assists.

Grizzlies 96, 76ers 91

Marc Gasol had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and Memphis finally put away short-handed Philadelph­ia. Memphis scored the game’s final seven points to erase Philadelph­ia’s lead with less than 2 minutes left, sending the Sixers to their eighth straight loss. JaMychal Green had 13 points and 10 rebounds, including a pair of free throws with 4 seconds left to seal the Grizzlies’ fourth straight win. Ersan Ilyasova had season bests of 23 points and 17 rebounds for Philadelph­ia. Dario Saric scored 17 points.

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