Ben Gordon's 39 points Saturday helped the Chicago Bulls capture a 113-106 win over the Charlotte Bobcats, their fourth straight victory. Chicago moved a full game ahead of eighth-place Detroit in the Eastern Conference playoff picture after the Pistons suffered a 106-102 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The Bulls are one-half game behind sixth-place Philadelphia. Derrick Rose scored 22 points with seven assists.

Will Bynum's 32 points, four rebounds and seven assists Sunday led the Detroit Pistons' 104-97 win over the Charlotte Bobcats. Bynum's career-high point total helped justify his replacing the disgruntled Allen Iverson, who complained about his lack of playing time before the team decided last week to sit him for the rest of the regular season because of back problems. Charlotte led 69-68 after three periods, but Bynum's four free throws in the final 11 seconds secured Detroit's victory. Tayshaun Prince scored 14 points, Richard Hamilton had 13 and Aaron Afflalo scored 12, while Rasheed Wallace finished with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Pistons, who broke a three-game losing streak. D.J.

Gerald Wallace had 21 points and 13 rebounds Tuesday to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a rare win over the Los Angeles Lakers, 94-84. The expansion Bobcats (34-40) set a franchise record for most wins in a season.

Gerald Wallace had 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists Saturday to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 96-85 win over the New York Knicks. D.J. Augustin added 19 points and Raja Bell scored 14 for the Bobcats, who have won five of their last seven games.

Nick Young came up with a key steal in the final seconds Wednesday and Washington held on to defeat Charlotte 95-93. The Wizards rallied from a 20-point, first-half deficit to defeat a fellow Southeast Division team for the first time all season.