Pistons forward Tyler Cook, left, and guard Killian Hayes, right, reach in on Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic during the second half Sunday in Detroit. (AP photo)

DETROIT (AP) – Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 16 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls kept their play-in chances alive with an 108-94 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.

Zach LaVine scored 30 points as the Bulls (29-39) moved within 2 1/2 games of the Indiana Pacers (31-36) for the last Eastern Conference play-in spot.

Chicago, which also got 21 points from Coby White, had lost five of six.

Detroit, which lost for the ninth time in 11 games, played without leading scorer Jerami Grant (knee) and point guard Cory Joseph (ankle). Rookies Killian Hayes (21 points), Saddiq Bey (20) and Isaiah Stewart (19) combined for 60 points and 21 rebounds.

“This is a step forward in the development of this team,” Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. “It’s still a loss, and we need to get to a point where we are turning these games into wins, but we had a lot of young players do nice things tonight.”