The Milwaukee Bucks (5-0, 4-0 Home), the NBA’s top shooting defense, welcome the Detroit Pistons (2-5, 0-3 Away) on Monday. Detroit is playing the second of a back-to-back after beating the Golden State Warriors 128-114 at Little Caesars Arena yesterday. Saddiq Bey was the top scorer with 28 points.
Isaiah Stewart added 24 points and 13 rebounds. The Pistons are the 14th seed in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee won their fifth in a row on Saturday at Fiserv Forum, beating the Atlanta Hawks 123-115. Jrue Holiday had 34 points and 12 assists, carrying the team. The Bucks are the first seed in the Eastern Conference, 0.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Milwaukee won three out of four games between the teams last season, including a 131-101 triumph in their last meeting at Little Caesars Arena on April 8. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 30 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists. Rodney McGruder had 26 points in the losing effort.
The Pistons have been led this season by Bojan Bogdanovic and Cade Cunningham, who are averaging 22.7 and 22.6 points per game, respectively. Cunningham also has dished 6.7 assists per game. Meanwhile, Stewart is grabbing 10.3 rebounds per game.Antetokounmpo’s 34.4 points per game have powered the Bucks on offense.
He ranks as the second-highest scorer in the league. Antetokounmpo also has posted 14.0 rebounds per game, second-most in the NBA. Holiday has distributed 8.0 assists per game.The Bucks are holding foes to the lowest FG% in the NBA at 41.9%.
The Pistons are 1-8 in nine games at Fiserv Forum. Detroit is looking to win on the road for the first time this season in three games. Milwaukee has yet to be defeated at home this season in four games. Meanwhile, the Pistons are 0-2 when playing two days in a row this season and 0-1 in such games against rested opponents. The Bucks are 1-0 with a rest advantage.
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