Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 105-96 loss to Detroit Pistons
The Milwaukee Bucks fell for the third straight game on Friday night as they lost to the Detroit Pistons. With that, we take a look at who and what stood out in the loss.
The Milwaukee Bucks are on their first official losing streak after falling to the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, losing 105-96.
The Bucks came out strong to start the game as they made their first nine shots of 11 attempts from the field until midway through the first quarter. But the Pistons quickly regrouped and answered back with a run of their own to take the lead right before the end of the first quarter.
Both teams went back and forth for much of the second quarter until the Pistons peeled off a 21-11 run to close out the final few minutes in the period.
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The Pistons continued to stay hot coming out of halftime as they built the lead up to 17 points until some shots started to fall for the Bucks midway through the third quarter.
But even as it felt like the Bucks were close to closing the gap further into the period, they were unable to string together a consistent amount of stops on the defensive end.
That only continued in the fourth quarter as the Bucks did their best to limit the damage, but struggled to gain any further ground before ultimately falling to the Pistons.
Without further ado, let’s dive deeper into why Friday’s game went the way it did for the Bucks.