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The Chicago Bulls <\/b>beat the Detroit Pistons <\/b>to secure ninth place in the Eastern Conference and home-court advantage for their play-in game.<\/p>\n
Struggling Pistons are bottom of the table with the 127-105 defeat their sixth in a row.<\/p>\n
DeMar DeRozan scored 39 points with seven assists for the Bulls, who take on the Atlanta Hawks <\/b>in next week’s play-in. <\/p>\n
Steph Curry led the Golden State Warriors <\/b>to a crucial 100-92 win over the Portland Trail Blazers<\/b>. <\/p>\n
Curry’s 22 points, eight assists and seven rebounds helped the Warriors to their third straight win as they sit ninth in the table, guaranteed of a play-in place. <\/p>\n
The Utah Jazz <\/b>ended their 13-game losing streak with a narrow 124-121 victory over the Houston Rockets<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Keyonte George scored 20 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 17 to inflict a sixth defeat in seven games on the Rockets, who are 11th in the table – one spot outside the play-in places. <\/p>\n
The top six teams in each conference qualify for the play-offs while the teams in seventh to 10th place face play-in games for the final two spots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n