Sunday, March 4, 2012

Bulls hang on, avoid sweep; Deng scores 25 to send series back to Detroit.(Sports)

Byline: Associated Press

CHICAGO - The Detroit Pistons wanted a sweep. The Chicago Bulls refused to let them get it.

Luol Deng scored 25 points, Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon added 19 apiece, and the Bulls hung on to beat the Pistons 102-87 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday afternoon.

Unlike Game 3, when the Bulls saw a 19-point lead dissolve into a seven-point loss, Chicago withstood a late push by Detroit. The Bulls outscored the Pistons 27-13 in the third quarter to turn a seven-point halftime lead into a 77-56 advantage going into the fourth.

They didn't flinch when Chauncey Billups hit two free throws with 3:55 …

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