Detroit Pistons at Milwaukee Bucks
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Cunningham helps Pistons breeze past Bucks 129-116 for 12th consecutive victory
Detroit's Jaden Ivey played 15 minutes and scored 10 points in his first game since breaking his left fibula on Jan. 1. Tobias Harris scored 18 points while playing for the first time since Nov. 1 after dealing with a sprained right ankle.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a second straight game due to an adductor strain.
The Pistons are one victory away from matching the longest winning streak in franchise history. Detroit won 13 straight games in 1989-90 and 2003-04, and the Pistons went on to win the NBA title both seasons.
Detroit also ended a 13-game skid in this series by beating the Bucks for the first time since a 115-106 triumph at Milwaukee on Jan. 3, 2022. That had been tied for the second-longest active win streak by any one team against another.
The longest such active streak is owned by the Los Angeles Clippers, who beat the Charlotte Hornets for a 15th straight time Saturday as James Harden scored 55 points in a 131-116 game.
Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff said during his pregame availability that Cunningham had brought up the Pistons’ lack of success against the Bucks to the rest of the team earlier in the day.
Jalen Duren had 19 points and Duncan Robinson 15 for Detroit, which shot 53.3% (16 of 30) from 3-point range and 62.8% (49 of 78) overall. Ryan Rollins had 24 and Bobby Portis added 18 for Milwaukee.
The Bucks have lost four straight to drop below .500 for the first time this season.
Detroit pulled ahead for good in the second quarter and led by as many as 29.
Bucks: Host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
Regular Season Series
DET leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 129 - 116 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 129 - 116 |
| 4th 1.5 |  |
Daniss Jenkins bad pass (Cole Anthony steals) | 129 - 116 |
| 4th 24.1 |  |
Amir Coffey makes 25-foot three point shot (Mark Sears assists) | 129 - 116 |
| 4th 27.2 | |
Mark Sears defensive rebound | 129 - 113 |
Statistics
 DET |
 MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 49-78 | FG | 43-84 |
| 63 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 16-30 | 3PT | 20-43 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 15-24 | FT | 10-12 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 1 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 29 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo, F | Out | Jan 26 |
| Kevin Porter Jr., G | Out | Jan 21 |
| Taurean Prince, F | Out | Jan 1 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert, G | Out | Jan 26 |
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