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Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons

29Belt meetings
13Bulls wins
16Pistons wins
12Title changes

Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons have met 29 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 7, 1967 to February 21, 2026. The belt changed hands in 12 of those games. Detroit Pistons lead the belt series 16–13.

Belt gameDateResult
1,716Feb 7, 1967Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 98–90Defense
1,770Nov 18, 1967Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 132–130Title change
1,779Dec 6, 1967Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 135–121Defense
1,903Jan 19, 1969Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 120–111Defense
2,074Dec 4, 1970Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 107–103Defense
2,251Dec 5, 1972Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 130–108Title change
2,278Jan 28, 1973Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 110–105Defense
2,454Jan 25, 1975Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 116–96Title change
2,455Jan 26, 1975Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 102–93Title change
2,491Apr 2, 1975Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 97–89Title change
2,623Nov 13, 1976Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 106–103Defense
2,677Mar 16, 1977Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 104–97Title change
3,059Mar 22, 1981Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 109–103Defense
3,313Dec 30, 1983Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 103–96Defense
3,911Mar 16, 1990Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 106–81Title change
3,940May 20, 1990Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 86–77 PlayoffsDefense
3,941May 22, 1990Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 102–93 PlayoffsDefense
3,942May 26, 1990Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 107–102 PlayoffsTitle change
3,943May 28, 1990Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 108–101 PlayoffsDefense
3,944May 30, 1990Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 97–83 PlayoffsTitle change
3,945Jun 1, 1990Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 109–91 PlayoffsTitle change
3,946Jun 3, 1990Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 93–74 PlayoffsTitle change
4,557Nov 8, 1996Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 98–80Defense
4,795Apr 1, 1999Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 107–75Defense
5,090Apr 10, 2002Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 102–101Defense
5,092Apr 13, 2002Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 124–106Title change
6,038Jan 4, 2012Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 99–83Defense
6,313Apr 11, 2014Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 106–98Defense
7,480Feb 21, 2026Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 126–110Defense

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