The (3-8) Milwaukee Bucks will play today at 7 p.m. against the (5-7) Detroit Pistons. Both teams played on back to backs. Bucks point guard Damian Lillard in concussion protocol while Giannis ended up being questionable but played last night. Pistons shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr will likely be out.
The Bucks are coming off a 99-85 victory yesterday against the Toronto Raptors. Milwaukee had five players in double figures last night. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the charge with 23 points. Bobby Portis came off the bench with 17 points and added eight rebounds, while big man Brook Lopez contributed 13 points. A.J. Green shooting guard had 12 points but on 4/14 FG and Ryan Rollins who started in place of Damian Lillard had 12 points.
Summary of Heat vs Pistons game yesterday
The Pistons are coming off a 123-121 victory yesterday against the Miami Heat in overtime. Point guard Cade Cunningham had 21 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, while shooting guard Jaden Ivey had 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Power forward Tobias Harris had a game with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Small forward Malik Beasley scored 21 points and shot 5/11 from three-point range. His volume should increase like that while Tim Hardaway Jr is sidelined.
Pistons center Jalen Duren had a big game in his return with 11 rebounds and eight points, including a big overtime dunk that tied the game at 121. Malik Beasley hit a tiebreaking free throw with 1.1 seconds left in overtime after Miami was assessed a technical foul for calling a timeout when it didn’t have any left.
The matchup between Bucks vs Pistons
The Milwaukee Bucks are 9-1 against the Pistons. The Bucks need to control the tempo of the game, using their defense in order to offset limited offensive depth, while Detroit’s offense continues to struggle.
The absence of key players would include Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton for the Bucks. Detroit is keeping an eye on the status of Tim Hardaway Jr., who at this very moment is day-to-day, and may or may not be available for today’s matchup.
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