Milwaukee Bucks: Grades from 99-95 win over Detroit Pistons
The Milwaukee Bucks won their fourth in a row against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. The team played great as a unit, but how do the players grade out individually?
The Milwaukee Bucks are rolling. With a win against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, Milwaukee has now won four in a row, making the team undefeated since the acquisition of veteran point guard Eric Bledsoe.
Defense has been the team’s calling-card during this win streak, and that was again the case on Wednesday against the Pistons.
The Bucks had the paint locked-down against the Pistons, rejecting an NBA season-high 16 blocks. This has become a trend for Milwaukee as of late. During their four game win-streak the Bucks are averaging 9.2 blocks per game, prior to the streak the team failed to record over nine blocks in a single game once.
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This type of rim-protection is undoubtedly having an impact on opposing offenses. On Wednesday, thee Bucks were able to smother the Pistons, allowing them to shoot only 35.3 percent from the field, including a paltry 31.2 percent on two-pointers.
Another notable impression on Wednesday was the group effort from the Bucks starters. Every starter recorded double-digit points, and the starters as a whole outscored the Pistons’ starters 85-62.
With another solid performance and the team starting to find its rhythm once again, let’s take a look at how the Bucks graded out individually against the Pistons.