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Wallace, streaking Pistons face Bulls

Dec 7, 2007 - 3:31 PM Chicago (5-11) at Detroit (13-5) 7:00 pm EST

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) - Rasheed Wallace and the Detroit Pistons want to continue to build a wall between themselves and division foes.

Wallace and the Pistons aim for their sixth straight win when they face the Chicago Bulls on Friday.

Detroit rallied from an early 15-point deficit to defeat the New Orleans Hornets, 91-76 on Wednesday. Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups scored 21 and 18 points respectively while Wallace also chipped in with with 13 points and 10 rebounds - his third double-double in 2007-08.

The Pistons, who held the Hornets to an opponent season-low 34.7 percent for the game, now lead the Central by 4 1/2 games.

A 13-year veteran, Wallace scored a season-high 36 points in one of the few Detroit slip-ups, a 97-93 loss to Chicago on November 8.

That win was the first for Chicago, who after an 0-4 start were just 2-10 until winning three of its last four games.

The Bulls overcame an 11-point third-quarter deficit to beat Charlotte 91-82 on Wednesday. Luol Deng scored a season-high 30 points and Andres Nocioni had 15 and 11 boards for Chicago, which shot 12-of-18 from the floor in the fourth quarter.

The Bulls have won four of their last five regular-season games against the Pistons but were knocked out of the 2007 Eastern Semifinals in six games by Detroit.