NBA Roundup : Pistons Score Eighth Win in Row Over Bulls

One thing the Chicago Bulls can feel good about after losing to Detroit Thursday night is the fact that they won’t be matched against the Pistons in the first round of the National Basketball Assn. playoffs.

The Pistons continued their mastery of the Bulls, winning at home, 115-108. Joe Dumars scored 20 points, and Bill Laimbeer had 22 rebounds to lead Detroit past Chicago for the eighth straight time.

Chicago, 0-5 against the Pistons this season, has not beaten Detroit since last year’s playoffs. “They’re the best defensive team in the NBA,” Bull Coach Doug Collins said. “They got up on us and forced us to shoot. They gave us no second shots and got second shots of their own.”

The Pistons overcame Michael Jordan’s seventh straight triple-double--31 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists--to win their 15th straight at home and 18th in their last 20 games.

The victory improved Detroit’s record to 54-18, matching the club record for victories in a season and moving the Pistons 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland for the best record in the NBA.

Golden State 132, Boston 118--Chris Mullin scored 41 points, and Terry Teagle had 19 in Golden State’s 48-point fourth quarter as the Warriors beat the Celtics at Oakland.

Robert Parish led the Celtics with 31 points and 16 rebounds. Kevin McHale added 26 points.

New York 112, Milwaukee 99--Patrick Ewing scored 12 of his 21 points in a third-quarter spurt as the Knicks won at Milwaukee.

The Knicks outscored the Bucks, 27-20, in the third quarter to take a 79-69 lead into the final period. Milwaukee, losing for only the eighth time in 37 home games, made only seven field goals in 24 attempts in the third period.

Phoenix 126, Seattle 119--Tom Chambers scored 32 points, and Eddie Johnson had 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter at Seattle as the Suns handed the SuperSonics their seventh straight loss.

Johnson hit two free throws with 36 seconds left to give the Suns a 124-119 lead. The SuperSonics then missed four three-point attempts in the last 30 seconds.

Xavier McDaniel started his first game of the season for Seattle and scored 37 points. He got 27 in the first half on 13-of-17 shooting.

Denver 132, Indiana 118--Michael Adams scored 26 points, including four three-pointers, to lead the Nuggets at Denver.

The win over the Pacers extended Denver’s home winning streak to 17 games.

Washington 101, Miami 93--John Williams scored 23 points, including six consecutive free throws down the stretch at Miami, as the Bullets won their fourth straight game.

San Antonio 122, Sacramento 116--Vernon Maxwell scored 28 points, and Alvin Robertson had 27 as the Spurs beat the Kings at San Antonio .

Robertson also had nine rebounds, seven assists and six steals.