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paced the Pistons with 21 points off the bench and Drummond had 12 points and 12 rebounds., who sat out with a left knee injury.The Bucks rolled to a 27-point lead in the first half, taking a 70-43 margin at halftime. Antetokounmpo had 14 points and 10 rebounds while Lopez added 14 points and Hill contributed 13.Pistons coach Dwane Casey said his team made a big step forward in qualifying for the playoffs but vowed to fight against the heavily favoured Bucks.
"We're not in the class of where Milwaukee is with their program right now," Casey said."They were not two or three years ago. "I remember coming here a couple years ago and playing against them. They were getting started, building what they've got now. Their patience has paid off. It's a great experience for us to come in and play against a great team like Milwaukee."Detroit: Casey said Griffin was"day-to-day but too sore to go" in Game 1. The Pistons forward averaged 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 75 games in his first full season with the Pistons. ...
Milwaukee: Mirotic was available and played 15 minutes while scoring four points."He's just getting back in conditioning and health and everything like that," Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. Mirotic had missed the last 11 regular-season games after fracturing his left thumb on March 19 against the Los Angeles Lakers. . The Bucks' 70 points were the second-most in a first half in franchise history. They scored 77 in March 1970. .
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