An ailing right shoulder caused Jerry Stackhouse to miss his fifth game of the season Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls.

Stackhouse suffered a strain a week ago Wednesday during a victory over Washington. He scored five points on 2-of-11 shooting in that game, then shot 4-of-17 and 8-of-27 in the next two, dropping his season percentage to 40.9.

"It's hurting me in the worst possible way, shooting the ball," Stackhouse said. "It just doesn't feel right at this time, and with the big stretch of games we have coming we felt this might be a good time. That's not taking anything away from Chicago. They've won three of their last four and are a dangerous team."

By missing Wednesday's 101-89 victory, Stackhouse will have had four days off when the Pistons play Orlando on Friday. The Pistons have 18 games in March, so Stackhouse will have few other opportunities to rest.