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Milwaukee Bucks: Analyzing regular season series against Detroit Pistons

By Adam McGee

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 05: Sterling Brown #23 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots over Ish Smith #14 of the Detroit Pistons during the first half of a game at Fiserv Forum on December 05, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 05: Sterling Brown #23 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots over Ish Smith #14 of the Detroit Pistons during the first half of a game at Fiserv Forum on December 05, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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The Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons meet for Game 1 on Sunday, but the two teams have already met four times in the regular season.

As the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons get their respective playoff journeys underway on Saturday, they’ll do so with the benefit of an abundance of familiarity with their opponent.

As Central Division rivals, the Bucks and Pistons faced off four times during the regular season, meaning both teams will have a strong feel for how the other plays, and how they might match up, heading into Game 1.

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Still, the overwhelmingly lopsided nature of those four games means that familiarity probably doesn’t present as a universal positive in this context.

While the Bucks will be undoubtedly happy to go toe-to-toe with a Pistons team they swept during the course of their 60-win regular season campaign, Detroit is unlikely to be quite as thrilled at the prospect of seeing Milwaukee once again.

Digging beyond the results of those games, what, if anything, is there to learn from those four regular season meetings this season?

Let’s take a look back at each of those contests in an attempt to find out.

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