With Damian Lillard, author of 45 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds, and the return of Giannis Antetokounmpo after his shoulder injury (31 points, 9 assists, 10 rebounds), Milwaukee logically won on the Detroit floor (135-141). Fifteenth and last in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons nevertheless played their luck bravely, even leading the dance for a large part of the first half, until a 3-point shot from Lillard in the final seconds (67-70) .
And again in the 4th quarter (119-115), the outcome remained uncertain. But Alec Burks’ teammates (33 points, 6 assists, 7 rebounds) ended up giving in. Since the end of their series of 28 consecutive defeats in the NBA, the Pistons have only recorded one victory in the last 10 matches. The Bucks, conversely, strengthen their 2nd place in the Eastern Conference, two days after the heavy defeat conceded on the floor of Cleveland (135-95).