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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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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 29: (Photo by Cassy Athena/Getty Images)
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Bucks 115, Pistons 105 – Jan. 29, Little Caesars Arena

Another game against the Pistons, another instance of foul trouble for Giannis Antetokounmpo. Considering its prevalence in all four games the teams played in the regular season, there’d likely be a case for Giannis’ foul trouble to be deserving of wider discussion heading into this series, if not for the fact he still found a way to excel in each of those games.

On this occasion, the Bucks never quite managed to sustain the kind of sizeable leads that marked the majority of their games with the Pistons this year, but they did establish a comfortable 8-10 point advantage by late in the first quarter before never really coming under pressure of relinquishing it.

That came in spite of a 25-point outing from Reggie Jackson, and Drummond’s best performance of the season against the Bucks, as he notched 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Even without Brogdon on this occasion, all five Bucks starters scored in double digits with Tony Snell filling in at shooting guard, while Pat Connaughton also contributed 16 points off the bench.

Balanced scoring for Milwaukee has been an ever present in this series throughout the year, and maybe never more so than in this game when no Buck managed to score more than 21 points, yet six racked up double-digit tallies.

In the end, the Bucks managed to seal this win in cruise control, and in hindsight the Pistons may well now wish they’d been able to offer a more concerted comeback effort.

Next. Milwaukee Bucks: Looking back at playoff history against Detroit Pistons. dark

Will the playoff series follow the same pattern and tone of the two teams’ regular season matchups? We’ll find out starting on Sunday.

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