NBA : Bulls overcome Pistons

Kirk Hinrich hit 2 of 3 free throws with 2.8 seconds left Thursday, and the Chicago Bulls pulled out an 83-81 victory over the Detroit Pistons after blowing a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Ben Gordon led the Bulls with 25 points, and Ben Wallace grabbed 19 rebounds against his former team.

“Detroit forward Rasheed Wallace, who served his second mandatory one-game suspension this week after picking up his 18th technical foul, got called for another one during the game against the Bulls.

Grizzlies 96, Trail Blazers 92: At Portland, rookie Tarence Kinsey had 20 points to lead four Memphis starters in double figures and the Grizzlies beat the Trail Blazers to win back-to-back games for the first time this season.

“Earlier in the night, the Blazers promoted Kevin Pritchard to the vacant general manager’s job.

Warriors 124, Suns 119: At Oakland, Calif., Jason Richardson scored a season-high 36 points and hit a franchise-record eight 3-pointers, and Golden State rolled from a 45-point first quarter to a victory over Phoenix.

Baron Davis added 21 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds for the Warriors.