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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- In the long run, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson are going to be the most important players on the Detroit roster.Tuesday, though, they were spectators.Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy went with his bench in the fourth quarter against the Bulls, and they outscored Chicago 31-19 to pull out a 102-91 victory.Its tough for guys like Andre and Reggie to have to watch a close game down the stretch, because they want to be out there, Van Gundy said. Marcus (Morris), too, but the bench guys were doing such a good job that I couldnt take them off the floor.Tobias Harris, who led Detroit with 22 points, was the only Pistons starter to get his usual playing time in the final 12 minutes. He was joined by Ish Smith, Darrun Hilliard, Aron Baynes and Jon Leuer.Tobias was scoring and Ish got us 10 assists, but it was mostly great defense, Van Gundy said. That group took the game away from the Bulls.Drummond added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, who won for the fourth time in five games.Jimmy Butler scored 32 points and Dwyane Wade added 19 points and seven assists for Chicago, which lost its third straight. The Bulls were playing their fourth game in five nights and struggled in the fourth quarter.We battled back from a 17-point deficit and took the lead into the fourth, Chicago coach Fred Hoiberg said. That just takes so much energy out of you. We have to stop digging holes for ourselves.Drummond dominated early, scoring 10 points on three dunks and two tips. Even when he went to the bench with foul trouble, the Pistons put together an 11-0 run to lead 36-21 early in the second quarter.Rajon Rondo had 10 points in his return to the Chicago lineup.Detroit maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second period, but Chicago rallied after Jackson picked up his third foul. The Pistons were ahead 51-44 at the half, thanks to a 16-6 edge on points off turnovers. Drummond had 14 in the half, while Butler had 16 for the Bulls.Chicago was within 51-50 in the first two minutes of the third, and took a 72-71 lead into the fourth. Butler and Taj Gibson both had eight points in the period, while Drummond didnt score for Detroit.Hillards 3-pointer capped Detroits 12-3 run to start the fourth, giving the Pistons an 83-75 lead with 7:28 to play.We had things rolling and Coach let us keep going, Leuer said. You appreciate that as a player, if you get it going and you are allowed to ride it out.The Pistons pulled away down the stretch against the weary Bulls.Weve just got to win a couple games, Butler said. When we do that, everything will be fine and dandy again.TIP-INSBulls: Rondo missed Mondays loss to Portland due to a team suspension.Pistons: Due to his foul problems, Jackson only played 10 minutes in the first half. 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The England coach Trevor Bayliss admitted his team had been totally outplayed by India on the fourth day in Chennai as they conceded the largest total in their history.And Bayliss, who leaves the tour on Monday night to return to Australia for a hernia operation, conceded such a chastening day might influence Alastair Cook as he reflects on whether he wants to continue as England captain.Criticising Englands bowling and catching, Bayliss, who has supervised the fielding training for the last 18 months in the absence of a specialist fielding coach, also suggested there was a lack of captaincy experience in the squad should Cook decide to step down but agreed that Joe Root was the leading candidate.We got totally outplayed today, for sure, Bayliss said. We just werent in the game today.Youve got to give credit to the Indian batters, who played extremely well. But at times we struggled to bowl to the fields that the captain had set. That just makes it very difficult.Our catching is still below par - I think the last three catches weve dropped have only cost us 500 - and thats disappointing and something weve got to keep working on. Theres no short cut to that - weve just got to do a lot of it. Were a team that probably havent got a lot of natural athletes. Weve got some very good cricketers but we havent got a lot of slippers. Weve just got to get better. Its as simple as that.Asked whether such a tough day could have a bearing on Cooks decision, Bayliss said possibly but stated that he would not attempt to persuade him eitheer way.ddddddddddddThats a decision only he will know the answer to, he said. Hes done it for so long, whether I say yes or no, it wont change his mind whether he keeps going or stops. Im not big on the technology, but Im sure well speak on the phone at some stage over Christmas.If he keeps going, fantastic; if he stops, thats up to him, and Ive got no problems with that either. I wont actually sit down to have a chat with him. Weve got six or seven months till our next Test match, so theres plenty of time for him to have a think about it.I dont think theres too many of our players whove actually captained too many teams, or any of their county teams.Joe Root has done a few games on tour, when Cookies had a bit of time off or when hes off the ground. Joe is obviously our number one bat, and is highly-respected by the players. Hes one of those guys who leads by example, and I cant see that being any different when and if he takes over … if he takes over, I suppose, because we havent actually made that decision either.That will come next if Cookie does step down. But he seems like hes the leading candidate at this stage.If it seems odd that Bayliss is leaving the tour slightly early - it was unclear why he could not wait the extra day - it is in part because he wishes to return for the limited-overs leg having made a full recovery. He is scheduled to miss the Caribbean tour in February and March. ' ' '