Bulls vs. Pistons score, highlights, result: Zach LaVine stars in 2023 NBA Paris Game

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The Bulls will leave Paris with a victory.

Powered by 30 points from Zach LaVine, 26 points from DeMar DeRozan and a 16-point, 15-rebound double-double from Nikola Vucevic, Chicago's big three gets it done in a blowout win over Detroit.

The Bulls improve to 21-24 with the win while the Pistons fall to 12-36.

The Sporting News has you covered below with updates and highlights from this year's NBA Paris Game.

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Bulls vs. Pistons final score

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Bulls 31 34 28 33 126
Pistons 24 32 23 29 108

Bulls vs. Pistons updates, highlights

Final score: Bulls 126, Pistons 108

5:26 p.m. — This year's NBA Paris Game is a wrap! Zach LaVine finishes with a game-high 30 points in a Bulls win. Fun game that featured a whole lot of dunks.

5:19 p.m. — That'll probably do it. Zach LaVine cans a jumper to give him 30 points and the Bulls a 116-102 lead with 3:02 remaining.

5:12 p.m. — Another Derrick Jones Jr. dunk. He has four in the game.

5:06 p.m. — The Pistons aren't going away. A 3-pointer from Isaiah Livers makes it a nine-point game, 103-94, with 7:35 to go.

5:04 p.m. — Jaden Ivey wanted to get in on all the dunking.

End of third quarter: Bulls 93, Pistons 79

4:53 p.m. — Guess what? Derrick Jones Jr. threw down another alley-oop. He seems to be enjoying playing in Paris.

4:50 p.m. — A dunk contest has broken out in Paris! OK, not quite, but Zach LaVine did do this:

Then, Derrick Jones Jr. did this:

The Bulls are putting on a show.

4:40 p.m. — Richard Hamilton and Ben Wallace were introduced alongside Magic Johnson during a break in the action.

4:39 p.m. — This just happened over a 15-second span:

  • MISS Stewart Layup
  • Stewart REBOUND
  • MISS Stewart Layup
  • Bogdanovic REBOUND
  • MISS Bogdanovic 3PT
  • DeRozan REBOUND
  • Bey STEAL, DeRozan Lost Ball TURNOVER
  • MISS Bey Layup
  • Bey REBOUND
  • Bey Layup 

Yeah ... quite the sequence.

4:33 p.m. — The Bulls are threatening to run away with this one. They lead 78-62 with 8:06 to go in the period.

End of second quarter: Bulls 65, Pistons 56

4:10 p.m. — The Bulls enter the half with a nine-point lead. Nikola Vucevic already has a double-double (14 points, 12 rebounds), and DeMar DeRozan (14), Zach LaVine (13) and Patrick Williams (10) are each in double figures.

Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic leads all scorers with 16 points.

3:57 p.m. — Magic Johnson and Pharrell are among the celebrities in the building.

Lil Baby is also on the scene.

3:50 p.m. — Yeah, you're probably not going to outjump Derrick Jones Jr. Few can reach the heights he can.

End of first quarter: Bulls 31, Pistons 24

3:33 p.m. — The fans in Paris showed up. Respect.

3:26 p.m. — Nikola Vucevic has the hot hand early in this one. He's scored eight of Chicago's 17 points to start the game.

3:20 p.m. — DeMar DeRozan's quad looks OK...

3:14 p.m. — We're off! Nikola Vucevic knocks down back-to-back midrange jumpers to get the scoring started.

Pregame

3:12 p.m. — Victor Wembanyama, the potential No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, is in the house.

2:24 p.m. — Here's a close look at Accor Arena:

2:01 p.m. — There's no shortage of excitement for this year's NBA Paris Game.

What channel is Bulls vs. Pistons on?

  • Date: Thursday, Jan. 19
  • TV channel: NBA TV
  • Live streaming: Sling TV

Bulls vs. Pistons will air on NBA TV. Viewers can also stream the game on Sling TV.

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Bulls vs. Pistons start time

  • Date: Thursday, Jan. 19
  • Time: 3:00 p.m. ET | 12:00 p.m. PT

Bulls vs. Pistons will tip off around 3:00 p.m. ET. The game will be played at Accor Arena in Paris, France.

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.