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Pistons locked into No. 8 seed with loss (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Ben Gordon made a tiebreaking layup with 15 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls beat Detroit 91-88 on Monday night to lock the Pistons in the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. The loss means the Pistons (39-42) will face Cleveland in the first round of the playoffs. Chicago (41-40) leads Philadelphia by a half-game for sixth.