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Pistons top Bulls in four overtimes

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) shoots as Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1), Ersan Ilyasova (23) and Andre Drummond (0) defend during the first half on Friday.

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) shoots as Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1), Ersan Ilyasova (23) and Andre Drummond (0) defend during the first half on Friday.

(Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
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Andre Drummond had 33 points and 21 rebounds, Reggie Jackson scored 31 points and the visiting Detroit Pistons outlasted the Chicago Bulls, 147-144, in four overtimes on Friday night.

The Pistons scored the first seven points of the fourth OT and hung on after things got tense in the final seconds.

Chicago’s Jimmy Butler, who scored a career-high 43 points, nailed an off-balance three-pointer to cut it to 145-144 with 4.7 seconds left. The Bulls immediately fouled Jackson, who made both free throws to make it a three-point game. Butler then missed a three-pointer as time expired, bringing a wild game to a finish.

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Derrick Rose scored a season-high 34 for Chicago, and Pau Gasol added 30 points and 15 rebounds.

at Golden State 121, Milwaukee 112: Stephen Curry scored 26 points and Draymond Green fueled a key fourth-quarter run that helped the Warriors rally from 11 points down and avenge their only loss of the season. The game ended with some heated words between Green and the Bucks’ O.J. Mayo.

at Indiana 104, Brooklyn 97: Paul George scored 23 points, former Laker Jordan Hill had 14 points and 11 rebounds and the Pacers (16-9) continued their strong early play. Their 16th victory last season did not come until two weeks before the All-Star break. Jarrett Jack had his second-best offensive game of the season, scoring 26 points for Brooklyn in its first road game since Nov. 28.

at Orlando 102, Portland 94: Tobias Harris and Nik Vucevic each scored 25 points to propel the Magic to a third consecutive victory. Elfrid Payton added 19 points and Victor Oladipo scored 15 points and had six assists for Orlando.

New York 107, at Philadelphia 97: Arron Afflalo had 22 points and seven rebounds, Derrick Williams scored 17 off the bench and the Knicks got their third win in a row. Rookie Jahlil Okafor scored 20 points for the 76ers (1-27) in their ninth consecutive loss.

Atlanta 109, at Boston 101: Paul Millsap scored 15 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and Al Horford finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Hawks rallied to defeat the Celtics, who could not overcome a season-worst 22 turnovers.

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Toronto 108, at Miami 94: DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, Kyle Lowry added 21 and the Raptors erased an 11-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Heat.

at Minnesota 99, Sacramento 95: Andrew Wiggins had 32 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lift the Timberwolves to only their second win in 10 games.

at Dallas 97, Memphis 88: Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points and the Mavericks overcame a two-for-13 start from the field to hand the Grizzlies their fourth loss in five games,

at Utah 97, Denver 88: Gordon Hayward scored 26 points for the Jazz, which ended its four-game losing streak and the Nuggets’ four-game winning streak.

at Phoenix 104, New Orleans 88: Eric Bledsoe had 29 points and nine assists for the Suns.

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