Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 110-87 loss to Detroit Pistons

Checking in with Jabari

Long before our collective hopes and dreams for the Bucks’ chances on the night were eaten up like someone devouring a helping of Little Caesars Crazy Bread, the day’s biggest news heading into the game was Jabari Parker being available to play on the second end of a back-to-back game for the first time this season.

Even as we’ve seen his minutes workload steadily trickle up, which has coincided with his best play so far in his young campaign, this was certainly a big step forward to take in Parker’s overall comeback from injury.

At first, Parker’s night started off like most of his stints have started since the Bucks resumed play after the All-Star break, knocking down mid-range jumpers as well as a lone made three, a rare pull up trey at that. Unfortunately, Parker’s night flamed out from there just as the team’s overall night did as the game wore on.

Parker wore his frustrations on his sleeve, considering he appeared to have griped to Eric Bledsoe about a missed opportunity to connect with him on a pass in the waning moments of the second quarter as the Bucks headed into the locker room at halftime, perfectly exemplifying the night in itself for the team (Parker was shown walking ahead of most of the team, pulling his jersey off in frustration on television).

All in all, Parker finished with seven points on 3-of-7 shooting from the field (1-for-2 from long range), four rebounds as well as four turnovers and was a -16 in just over 18 minutes of time.

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The Bucks will travel back to Milwaukee and will take on the fifth placed Indiana Pacers Friday night at 7 PM central time in the BMO Harris Bradley Center.