Detroit will face top seed Cleveland in playoffs
AUBURN HILLS (AP) -- Ben Gordon made a tiebreaking layup with 15 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls beat Detroit 91-88 on Monday night to lock the Pistons in the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference.
The loss means the Pistons (39-42) will face Cleveland in the first round of the playoffs. Chicago (41-40) leads Philadelphia by a half-game for sixth.
Derrick Rose scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and added a key defensive play as the Bulls overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half. Gordon added 19.
Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 25 points and Tayshaun Prince added 19.
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