Box Score

 

MILWAUKEE (83)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
T Kukoc             32   3-9   0-0   0-0   6   1    6
J Smith             26  5-12   1-1   0-7   0   1   11
D Gadzuric          26   4-8   2-2  3-13   0   4   10
M Williams          30   1-6   0-0   2-3   8   5    2
D Mason             32   2-9   2-5   0-1   3   2    6
K Van Horn          16   4-5   0-0   1-2   0   3    9
M James             30  5-15   0-0   1-2   3   2   13
Z Pachulia          14   2-3   0-0   2-8   0   1    4
E Strickland        27  7-11   3-4   1-4   2   2   18
Z Hamilton           6   1-2   0-2   1-1   0   0    2
D Santiago           1   1-1   0-0   0-0   0   1    2
M Redd             DNP  - SPRAINED LEFT INDEX FINGE                      
  
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TOTALS             240 35-81  8-14 11-41  22  22   83
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Percentages: FG-.432, FT-.571. 3-Point Goals:
5-17, .294 (T Kukoc 0-3, M Williams 0-1, K 
Van Horn 1-2, M James 3-9, E Strickland 1-2).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:4 (J Smith, K
Van Horn, D Mason, D Gadzuric). Turnovers:14 
(M Williams 4, D Mason 3, T Kukoc, E 
Strickland, D Santiago, Z Pachulia, M James, 
Z Hamilton, K Van Horn). Steals: 4 (J Smith, 
M James, D Gadzuric, M Williams).


DETROIT (107)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
T Prince            38  5-11   2-3   1-6   4   1   13
R Wallace           33  7-16   1-4  3-10   1   1   17
B Wallace           34   5-8   1-5  2-12   5   1   11
R Hamilton          33  6-10   2-2   0-0   5   3   16
C Billups           28   5-8   5-6   1-3   5   0   17
A McDyess            9   3-5   0-0   1-2   0   2    6
L Hunter             8   0-0   0-0   0-1   1   0    0
C Arroyo            25   5-7   5-6   0-2   6   3   15
D Milicic           13   3-6   2-4   1-1   1   2    8
R Dupree            10   1-3   0-0   1-3   1   0    2
H Jenkins            9   1-4   0-0   0-0   3   0    2
D Ham              DNP  - STRAINED RIGHT CALF                            
  
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TOTALS             240 41-78 18-30 10-40  32  13  107
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Percentages: FG-.526, FT-.600. 3-Point Goals:
7-18, .389 (T Prince 1-2, R Wallace 2-6, R 
Hamilton 2-3, C Billups 2-5, H Jenkins 0-2). 
Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:5 (T Prince 
2, D Milicic 2, R Wallace). Turnovers:4 (D 
Milicic 2, R Hamilton, T Prince). Steals: 7 
(C Arroyo 3, A McDyess, T Prince, B Wallace, 
H Jenkins).

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MILWAUKEE             24  17  17  25  -   83
DETROIT               26  32  27  22  -  107
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Technical fouls: Detroit - 2 (Defensive 
Three, 1:41 1st; A McDyess 2 (ejected), 4:42 
2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 22,076. T: 2:06. 
Officials: Derrick Stafford, Leon Wood, Tom 
Washington.

Extended Box

 

MILWAUKEE (83) AT DETROIT (107)

MILWAUKEE

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
T KUKOC           F    32    3-9      0-0      0   0   0    6   1   0   1    6
J SMITH           F    26    5-12     1-1      0   7   7    0   1   1   0   11
D GADZURIC        C    26    4-8      2-2      3  10  13    0   4   1   0   10
M WILLIAMS        G    30    1-6      0-0      2   1   3    8   5   1   4    2
D MASON           G    32    2-9      2-5      0   1   1    3   2   0   3    6
K VAN HORN             16    4-5      0-0      1   1   2    0   3   0   1    9
M JAMES                30    5-15     0-0      1   1   2    3   2   1   1   13
Z PACHULIA             14    2-3      0-0      2   6   8    0   1   0   1    4
E STRICKLAND           27    7-11     3-4      1   3   4    2   2   0   1   18
Z HAMILTON              6    1-2      0-2      1   0   1    0   0   0   1    2
D SANTIAGO              1    1-1      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   1    2
M REDD                DNP  - SPRAINED LEFT INDEX FINGE                                
  
TOTALS                240   35-81     8-14    11  30  41   22  22   4  14   83
                            (.432)  (.571)  TEAM REBS:  8 TOTAL TO: 14 (21 PTS)    

DETROIT

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
T PRINCE          F    38    5-11     2-3      1   5   6    4   1   1   1   13
R WALLACE         F    33    7-16     1-4      3   7  10    1   1   0   0   17
B WALLACE         C    34    5-8      1-5      2  10  12    5   1   1   0   11
R HAMILTON        G    33    6-10     2-2      0   0   0    5   3   0   1   16
C BILLUPS         G    28    5-8      5-6      1   2   3    5   0   0   0   17
A MCDYESS               9    3-5      0-0      1   1   2    0   2   1   0    6
L HUNTER                8    0-0      0-0      0   1   1    1   0   0   0    0
C ARROYO               25    5-7      5-6      0   2   2    6   3   3   0   15
D MILICIC              13    3-6      2-4      1   0   1    1   2   0   2    8
R DUPREE               10    1-3      0-0      1   2   3    1   0   0   0    2
H JENKINS               9    1-4      0-0      0   0   0    3   0   1   0    2
D HAM                 DNP  - STRAINED RIGHT CALF                                      
  
TOTALS                240   41-78    18-30    10  30  40   32  13   7   4  107
                            (.526)  (.600)  TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 4 (5 PTS)      
  
   MILWAUKEE          24   17   17   25   -   83
   DETROIT            26   32   27   22   -   107
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - J SMITH, K VAN HORN, D MASON, D GADZURIC.
DETROIT - T PRINCE 2, D MILICIC 2, R WALLACE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 5-17 (.294), T KUKOC 0-3, M WILLIAMS 0-
1, K VAN HORN 1-2, M JAMES 3-9, E STRICKLAND 1-2. DETROIT 7-18 (.389),
T PRINCE 1-2, R WALLACE 2-6, R HAMILTON 2-3, C BILLUPS 2-5, H JENKINS 0-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DETROIT - DEFENSIVE THREE, A MCDYESS 2 (EJECTED).
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DERRICK STAFFORD, LEON WOOD, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 22,076. T - 2:06.

Game Story

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Rasheed Wallace and the 
surging Detroit Pistons put this one away early.

Wallace scored eight of his 17 points in a key second-quarter
run and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Pistons routed the Milwaukee
Bucks, 107-83.

Chauncey Billups added 17 points and Richard Hamilton 16 for the
Pistons, who have won eight of their last nine games.

"We're just getting people the basketball when they're open,"
said Wallace, one of six Pistons to score in double figures.

"We're just all feeding off each other," Hamilton said.  "We're
trying to make the game easy."

The Pistons finished with 32 assists and only four turnovers.
Billups did a double-take when he looked at the final boxscore.

"I've seen 32 assists, but I've never seen just four turnovers,"
Billups said.  "That was sweet.  That was beautiful.  It was a
lot of fun playing like that."

The four turnovers tied the franchise record that was set
against Golden State on February 26, 1997.  The NBA record is
three, done six times.

"That's the second game in a row our three guards had one
turnover between them,"  Pistons coach Larry Brown said.  "The
first few minutes, (Milwaukee) executed great and had a lot of
energy.  After that we settled down, defended great and played
about as well as we can play.  We're sharing the ball and taking
good shots."

It was the third straight game that the Pistons have had at
least 30 assists, the first time they have done that since
January 1987.

The Pistons held just a 39-37 lead before closing the second
quarter on a 19-4 run.  Wallace had two 3-pointers and a jumper
during the burst.

Detroit pulled away in the third quarter, opening with nine
straight points en route to taking an 85-58 advantage into the
fourth period.

"We lost this game in the second quarter," Milwaukee coach Terry
Porter said.  "Detroit had 21 fast-break points (to none for
the Bucks) at the half, and they are definitely not a
fast-breaking team.  We turned the ball over too many times for
easy baskets.

"At the start of the second half, they continued to take it to
us.  In our first five or six possessions of the third quarter,
we didn't do anything."

The Pistons shot 53 percent (41-of-78) from the field as they
beat the Bucks for the first time in three tries this season.

Reserve Erick Strickland scored 18 points to pace Milwaukee,
which played a second straight game without leading scorer
Michael Redd (sprained left index finger).

The Bucks, who had shot at least 50 percent from the field in
three straight games, connected on only 43 percent.  Porter said
his team missed Redd's outside shooting.

"Our guys just couldn't make their perimeter shots, and you have
to make those against that team because they're not going to
give you much inside," Porter said.

Milwaukee's Mike James, who was with Detroit when it won the NBA
title last year, isn't ready to count this year's team out.

"They did the same thing last year," said James, who scored 13
points.  "They started off slow but when they found their
rhythm, they really got things going.  They're still the
champions.  They're still the team to beat.  They still have
that fight and hunger in them.  That was evident tonight."