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Pistons
go down
fighting:
Bucks
continue
winning
ways in
post-season
play
Ellen
Chamberlain
Tell Us
Detroit
Sports
DETROIT
- The
Pistons
were
swept in
game
four of
its
playoff
series
against
the
Milwaukee
Bucks.
The game
saw
amazing
offensive
and
defensive
plays
from
both
teams –
in the
first
half.
Detroit
had
something
to prove
as the
Pistons
took the
floor at
Little
Caesars
Arena.
Andre
Drummond
tipped
the ball
to
Reggie
Jackson
who
immediately
passed
to Wayne
Ellington
for a
three-point
shot.
And the
pace of
the game
was set.
Detroit
dominated
the
first
half.
They
never
gave up
the lead
over the
Bucks in
the
first
quarter.
And
though
Milwaukee
was able
to pull
ahead
briefly
during
the
second
quarter,
the half
still
ended
with
Detroit
up by
four.
Milwaukee’s
Giannis
Antetokounmpo
was a
force
throughout
the
game. He
scored
17
points
in the
first
half
alone,
despite
a strong
Pistons
defense.
Brook
Lopez
and Eric
Bledsoe
were the
backbone
of the
Bucks’
defense,
as
evidenced
by the
low
score at
the
half’s
end:
34-30.
Referees
got more
than
their
fair
share of
attention
in the
second
half of
the
game.
Detroit
fans
chanted,
“Ref,
you
suck,”
several
times
during
the
half.
The
Bucks
were
able to
draw
enough
fouls to
put
Bruce
Brown,
Thon
Maker
and
Drummond
in foul
trouble
– each
player
with
five
personal
fouls.
Blake
Griffin
fouled
out of
the game
altogether
in the
fourth
quarter.
The
crowd
sprang
to its
feet to
honor
the
Piston
with a
standing
ovation.
It
then
quickly
resumed
heckling
the
refs.
Even
Pistons
head
coach
Dwane
Casey
earned a
technical
foul for
his
disagreement
with an
official.
With
calls
that
seemed
to be
questionable
and
confidence
shaken,
the
Pistons
could
not
recover
from the
Bucks
lead
that
they
took in
the
third.
Antetokounmpo
ended up
putting
up an
impressive
41
points
total,
thanks
largely
in part
to free
throws
at the
foul
line. He
also
made
some
Instagram-worthy
blocks.
While
the
Pistons
enjoyed
a
12-point
lead at
best,
the
Bucks
bested
the
Pistons
with up
to a
31-point
lead.
Thankfully,
they
only won
by a
mere
23-points.
Detroit
lost.
Embarrassingly.
Again.
But
despite
the
loss,
the
Pistons
made it
to a
milestone
that the
franchise
has not
seen
since
the last
sweep in
2016.
The
team is
young,
the
coach is
new, and
the
future
is
promising.
Detroit
fans
will be
back
next
season
full of
brashness,
defiance
and
expectation.
This is
a team
that can
win.
Let’s
see how
they
accomplish
the goal
next
time
around.
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