>>Bulls Topple Bucks

 

Nikola Mirotic came off the bench to score 24 points in 28 minutes and the Chicago Bulls won for the eighth time in 10 games, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 115-106 on Tuesday night.

 

Chicago's surge coincides with the return of Mirotic, who missed the beginning of the season after suffering facial fractures in an October fight with teammate Bobby Portis.

 

Kris Dunn rebounded from a 1-for-12 shooting game Saturday against Boston with 20 points and 12 assists in 33 minutes for the Bulls.

 

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and Eric Bledsoe had 22 to pace Milwaukee, which has lost five of seven.

 

Mirotic led Chicago's bench in outscoring Milwaukee's reserves 54-25. It was the second time the Bulls won at Milwaukee in 12 days, including a 115-109 victory on Dec. 15.

 

David Nwaba tipped in a rebound to cap an 8-2 run that gave the Bulls a 100-92 lead with 6:16 to go. The closest Milwaukee got the rest of the way was 109-104 with 1:11 left.

 

Chicago took the lead for good, 86-85, on a 3-pointer by Mirotic with 10:59 left.

 

The game was tied 83-all after three quarters. The teams traded baskets for much of the period, with three lead changes and four ties in the final 3:31.

 

Mirotic had 11 points in the first half and Chicago led 56-53 at halftime.

 

The Bulls host the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

 

>>Pistons Beat Pacers

 

Tobias Harris scored 30 points as the Pistons downed the Indiana Pacers 107-83.

 

Harris was 10-of-11 from the floor, including making seven of eight 3's.

Harris scored 21 points in the first quarter, as the Pistons rolled to a season-high 40 points and a 40-19 lead.

 

Andre Drummond finished with 21 points and a game-high 18 rebounds. The entire starting five for the Pacers combined for just eight rebounds and their offensive output was a season low.

 

Ish Smith (12 points) and Reggie Bullock (11) also reached double digits for Detroit.

 

Victor Oladipo led the Pacers with 13 points. Domantas Sabonis, Bojan Bogdanovic and Myles Turner each scored 10 points.

 

The victory moved the Pistons (19-14) past the Pacers (19-15) into second spot in the NBA's Central Division and gave the Pistons a 3-1 decision in the season series between the two teams, the first time Detroit had won the season set from Indiana since going 4-0 against the Pacers in 2007-08.

 

The Pacers travel to Orlando to face the Magic on Thursday.