The Pistons beat the Bucks for their 12th straight win

Double surprise during the warm-up Clips with the return of Jaden Ivey and Tobias Harris. The former Sixers wing returns to the starting five and is part of this 13-3 run that already forces Doc Rivers to take a timeout. On the Bucks side, Bobby Portis is on cloud nine with 5 of 5 shooting. But a layup by Jayden Ivey on the rebound, followed by a layup by Duncan Robinson, put the Pistons back in front after 12 minutes: 30-26.

The second quarter allowed Andre Jackson Jr. to send Jericho Sims into the alley and then score his first points of the season to give the Bucks the lead back. Short clear as Detroit immediately responds with a 9-2 run and Rivers is again forced to take a timeout. But nothing works: The Pistons play their basketball with a very precise Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren that is as sober as it is effective. The best team of the East is not in this first place by chance, and at the break the gap is already very significant (69-52).

Pistons in complete control

Recovery is the same. Jalen Duren starts with a foul layup and starts a 12-4 run that already increases the lead to +25. Despite the efforts of Ryan Rollins, Rivers runs out of solutions, and Robinson punishes behind the arc continuously. In front of the home crowd, the Bucks were humiliated by a deficit flirting with 30 points. Fortunately, the Pistons take their foot off the gas, and Myles Turner, Andre Jackson Jr. and AJ Green make three consecutive game-winning baskets to close the gap. Before the final quarter, Milwaukee got back under 20 points (104-85).

The fourth quarter offers no hope of stopping for the Bucks. The Pistons have mastered their subject and since the skill is there, all it takes is a 3-pointer from Robinson or Harris to get back above 20 points. Rivers ends up opening his bench two minutes from time as the Pistons quietly cruise to a controlled victory, 12th in a row! On the Bucks’ side, it is the 4th loss in a row, and the team, deprived of Giannis, falls into the red.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

A franchise record in vue. Holding on to the No. 1 spot in the East, the Pistons continue with their 12th straight win. Cade Cunningham and his partners are one win away from the franchise record, set in 1989/90 and 2003/04. Each time, the Pistons won the title at the end of the season. The task is within reach as they travel to the Pacers for their next match.

End of series. Proof that the Pistons had reached a turning point, they ended their 13-game losing streak against the Bucks. Detroit last dominated Milwaukee in January 2022.

Ivey is back! After breaking his fibula last January and then relapsing during the preseason, Jaden Ivey is finally back. Substitute, scored 10 points in 15 minutes and JB Bickerstaff can rely on the full squad. Not good news for opponents.

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