Detroit Pistons rally, fall short in 110-108 loss to Milwaukee Bucks: Game thread replay
Detroit Pistons (2-5) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (5-0)
When: 8 p.m. Monday.
Where: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WWJ-AM (950; Pistons radio affiliates).
Betting line: Bucks by 13½.
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Game notes: And then there was one — just one squad remains unbeaten this season, and it’s the Pistons’ opponent for the next two games, both in Milwaukee. (The back-to-back home games kinda made sense for Atlanta’s visit to Detroit last week … but against a division rival on the other side of Lake Michigan? OK.) The player to watch is, as always, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who’s making an early bid for his third MVP award in averaging 34.4 points, 14 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 blocks in 34.6 minutes per game.
Jrue Holliday is once again a worthy sidekick, with 18 points and eight assists a game, and newcomer Brook Lopez appears to be a solid fit with 13.6 points a game in his first five appearances with the Bucks; after going 1-for-11 from 3-point range against the Nets and Knicks last week, he hit five of his eight shots beyond the arc in the Bucks’ 123-115 win over Atlanta on Saturday night.
The Pistons, meanwhile, washed the depressing taste of a five-game losing streak out of their mouths with a steady 128-114 win over the defending champion Warriors on Sunday. Golden State was playing with nearly a full roster, sitting only Klay Thompson. One bright spot recently for the Pistons: 2021 No. 1 overall pick Cade Cunningham. After scoring 35 with nine rebounds and eight assists against the Hawks on Friday, he came within an assist of a triple-double Sunday, with 23 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
With a towering frontline of Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis, it's a bad time to be undersized, but that's exactly what the Pistons will be without Jalen Duren (ankle) and Marvin Bagley III (knee), while Nerlens Noel (foot) has yet to play this season as an emergency only case. ... The Bucks remain without Pat Connaughton (calf strain) and Khris Middleton (wrist surgery).
As noted, the two teams have a rematch in Milwaukee on Wednesday. The Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, while the Bucks visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.
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