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Bucks
beat
Pistons
127-103,
extend
their
win
streak
to 13
consecutive
wins
Darryl
Littlejohn
Jr
Sports
Writer
Tell Us
Detroit
DETROIT
- On
Wednesday,
the
Pistons
faced
off
against
Giannis
Antetokounmpo
and the
Milwaukee
Bucks in
a
conference
match-up
for
their
second
game of
a
back-to-back.
Bucks
are the
No. 1
seed in
the
eastern
conference
(18-3)
while
the
pistons
are
ninth in
the
conference
(8-13)
Bucks
defeat
Pistons,
103-127.
Piston’s
head
coach
Dwane
Casey
stated
his
concerns
on the
team’s
defensive
intensity
and
reducing
turnovers.
Casey
said,
“Taking
care of
the ball
and not
having
turnovers
is huge,
it gives
our
defense
a
chance.
When you
give
live-ball
turnovers,
you can
not get
back or
you are
going to
foul in
transition.
We must
make
sure we
are
protecting
the
paint,
being
physical,
moving
our feet
without
fouling
defensively.”
Pistons
would
win
their
first
back-to-back
games of
the
season
after a
win
against
the
Cleveland
Cavaliers
on
Tuesday,
and
Pistons
won
127-94.
Buck’s
previous
win was
a 132-88
victory
over the
New York
Knicks.
Pistons
looked
to snap
Buck’s
12-game
win
streak
and to
slow
down
their
reigning
MVP
Antetokounmpo
who
leads
the team
in
Points
(30.8)
and
Rebounds
(13.4)
Piston’s
guard
Luke
Kennard
was
ruled
out for
Wednesday's
game
with a
bilateral
knee
injury.
Antetokounmpo
and
Buck’s
forward
Khris
Middleton
both
scored
early,
ending
the
first
quarter
with
seven
points
each.
It was
Pistons
Derrick
Rose who
checked
into the
game
with
just
over
five
minutes
left
into the
first
quarter,
scoring
four
fast-break
points
giving
the
Pistons
a 24-22
lead
over the
Bucks at
the end
of the
quarter.
The
Buck’s
would
gain an
18-point
lead in
the
second
quarter.
Antetokounmpo
scored
18-points
and
grabbed
eight
rebounds
by the
half.
Pistons
would go
on a
nine to
two run
in the
final
minute
of the
half to
cut the
lead to
an
11-point
deficit.
Bucks
lead at
the
half,
48-59.
Antetokounmpo
scored
30-points
through
three
quarters
ending
the
third
quarter
with a
20-point
lead
over the
pistons,
72-92.
Antetokounmpo
finished
the game
with
35-points
to
extend
the
Buck’s
to a
13-game
win
streak.
Piston’s
forward
Blake
Griffin
stated
that the
loss was
a lesson
for the
team.
Griffin
said,
“Just
the
level of
physicality
that we
had to
play
with and
just how
hard you
have to
play.
They’re
at the
top for
a
reason,
and it
was a
test for
us, but
we’ve
just got
to be
better.”
Piston’s
next
home
game
will be
Friday,
December
6th,
against
the
Indiana
Pacers.
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