<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Richard Hamilton scored 20 points, and the Detroit Pistons held Milwaukee scoreless for more than four minutes late in their 85-76 victory over the Bucks on Saturday night. Tayshaun Prince and Chauncey Billups each scored 17 for Detroit, which improved to an NBA-best 10-2 a night after a double-overtime loss to Washington. Michael Redd scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, but missed his final three shots during Milwaukee's dry spell late in the game. Ben Wallace had 18 rebounds for Detroit. The Bucks pulled within 73-72 on Redd's two free throws with 5:06 left, but didn't score again until Jamaal Magloire made a layup with 36 seconds left and the game decided. Billups made a 3-pointer to give Detroit a 76-72 lead with 4 minutes left, and Hamilton sank a 13-footer to make it 78-72 with 2:58 to go. Rasheed Wallace hit a free throw and Billups made two free throws to give the Pistons an 81-72 lead with 38 seconds left. Magloire had 17 rebounds for Milwaukee, which has lost four of five. The 76 points were a season low for the Bucks, who had their lowest-scoring game since a 99-73 loss to Detroit last April 15. Rasheed Wallace's 5-footer capped a 10-2 run, giving the Pistons a 73-64 lead with 7:08 left in the game. After Magloire sank a free throw, Redd scored seven consecutive points to make it a one-point game. Detroit took the lead for good 46-44 on Prince's short hook with 8:34 left in the third quarter. The Pistons extended the lead to 61-50 on Prince's two free throws with 1:45 to go in the quarter, but the Bucks used a 9-2 run to pull within 63-59 at the end of the period. Game notes Milwaukee F Joe Smith had a sore left knee and was inactive for the game. ... The Bucks scored 35 points in the first half, a season low for a half. ... It was the Bucks' first loss in six games against Eastern Conference teams this season. ... Redd missed 13 of his 20 shots.</div> Source Well, I didn't expect us to beat a team as good as the Pistons are-they're on fire so far this year. However, 76 points and a 4 minute scoreless streak... I guess we should be encouraged that we gave up only 85 points, and Magloire had a big night. Not much else to salvage tonight. Just a bad game, and now we've dropped 3 of our last 4. Can we get some easy games soon?
I bet if Joe Smith would have been in we whould have won. He is a big rebounder for us. He also is very reliable with his jumper.
