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Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons

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10-15, 3-8 Away
Final
112 - 124

19-5, 11-2 Home

Cunningham and Duren lead Pistons to rare victory over Bucks, 124-112

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Detroit Pistons: Game Highlights

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.

Up next Bucks: Host Boston on Thursday night.

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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/mil.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET
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 Lead Percentage 86
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaac Jones, C Out Dec 11
Tolu Smith, F Day-To-Day Dec 11
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
AJ Green, G Out Dec 11
Giannis Antetokounmpo, F Out Dec 5
Taurean Prince, F Out Nov 13

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,931 · Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 19 5 .792 - W2
Cleveland 14 11 .560 5.5 L1
Milwaukee 11 15 .423 9 W1
Chicago 9 14 .391 9.5 L7
Indiana 6 18 .250 13 W2
Full Standings

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