This was minutes away from being a thoroughly depressing recap. The Bulls stunk it up for much of the night against a Pistons team that has actually been feisty lately, and the visitors trailed 99-92 with just under nine minutes to play after a Rodney McGruder triple. The energy and vibes were all bad, with Tristan Thompson even needing to go off on the bench in an attempt to rally the troops thanks to some pitiful defensive effort.
But just when it seemed like the Bulls were dead in the water and heading for a sixth straight loss, they finally ramped up the defensive pressure, got some help from the Pistons, got some help from the refs and got the return of DeMar DeRozan’s heroics to pull out a 114-108 victory.