Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons
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Cunningham and Duren lead Pistons to rare victory over Bucks, 124-112
Milwaukee came into the season with a 13-game winning streak against the Pistons, but Detroit has won two of three this season.
Jalen Duren had 16 points and 16 rebounds for Detroit, which has won four of five to improve to 19-5, with the only loss coming on Wednesday night in Milwaukee. Isaiah Stewart added 19 points.
Kevin Porter Jr. had a season-high 32 points for the Bucks, who have lost 10 of 12. Kyle Kuzma added 15 points.
Detroit shot 57.1% (20-35) from the floor in the first half, including 50% (7-14) on 3-pointers, but only built a 61-56 lead thanks to 13 turnovers that led to 20 Milwaukee points. Cunningham had 15 points and eight assists while Porter scored 19 on 7-8 shooting.
The Pistons started the third quarter with a 13-3 run to take a 74-59 lead, and Milwaukee was still down by 10 going into the fourth.
The Bucks never threatened in the fourth, trailing by 25 when both teams started emptying the benches. Pistons guard Marcus Sasser made his season debut, having missed the first 23 games with a hip injury.
Pistons: Host Atlanta on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
DET leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 112 - 124 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 112 - 124 |
| 4th 4.6 |  |
Thanasis Antetokounmpo personal foul | 112 - 124 |
| 4th 12.1 | |
Thanasis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot dunk (Cole Anthony assists) | 112 - 124 |
| 4th 14.2 |  |
Daniss Jenkins bad pass (Thanasis Antetokounmpo steals) | 110 - 124 |
Statistics
 MIL |
 DET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-84 | FG | 43-86 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 16-38 | 3PT | 15-40 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 22-32 | FT | 23-31 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 26 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 26 | Fouls | 26 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 27 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 7 | Percent Led | 86 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stewart, F | Suspension | Feb 11 |
Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo, F | Out | Feb 21 |
| Taurean Prince, F | Out | Jan 1 |
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