Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Feb. 13 vs Detroit Pistons

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Mar 21, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe (15) backs into Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) during the fourth quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Pistons win 92-91. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

Major Key For Detroit: Play Great Defense

The Pistons have to play fantastic defense to win games this season, because when they haven’t they’ve been hopeless. Detroit has a bottom-ten offense according to both offensive rating and points scored per game, mostly due to the lack of a true scoring threat.

Tobias Harris leads Detroit with 16.5 points per game. Reggie Jackson, Andre Drummond, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Marcus Morris and Jon Leuer all score between 10 and 16 points per game. That diversified scoring threat is a double-edged sword.

On one hand, it’s tough for opponents to focus in on one scorer, because the Pistons rely on all sorts of players. On the other hand. when none of those players are great at getting buckets, sometimes the math just doesn’t add up to enough points for a win.

That happens pretty often for Detroit. When the Pistons give up 100 or more points they’re 7-22 this season. Detroit has no answer for high-powered offenses–asking Tobias Harris and Reggie Jackson to keep up is simply asking too much most nights when the opposing team is racking up buckets.

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