Two teams on winning streaks met the at BMO Harris Bradley Center Wednesday night and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Detroit Pistons 99-95 for their fourth consecutive victory and ended Detroit’s five game run.
The Bucks led by 13 going into the fourth quarter but the Pistons, who shot poorly from two point range all night, found the three point line to their liking, making 15 on the night to get the game even late.
Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 27 including a couple of big shots down the stretch and newly acquired guard Eric Bledsoe scored 8 of his 14 points in the 4th quarter and helped out defensively with a steal and a blocked shot, one of 16 for the game.
Giannis Antetokoumnpo added 21 as the Bucks improved to 8-6 on the season, 4-0 since acquiring Bledsoe in a trade with the Phoenix Suns.
Milwaukee will play at Dallas Saturday night.