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Grading the Detroit Pistons Victory Over the Bucks

By Ryan Carlson

Oct 28, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) is announced before the game against the Orlando Magic at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 28, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) is announced before the game against the Orlando Magic at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Detroit Pistons grabbed a solid 50-39 lead in the first half. Andre Drummond owned the first half with 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also came out of his offensive funk and had 11 points in the first half.

The Milwaukee Bucks had a nice run in the middle of the 3rd quarter and cut the lead to 2 points with 3:00 minutes to go in the third. But the Detroit Pistons outscored the Bucks by 8 points to close the quarter and maintained a 10 point lead going into the fourth. Andre Drummond dominated the glass and helped the Pistons pull away in the fourth. The Pistons (2-1) won their second in a row Sunday night with an 83-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks (1-2).

Detroit Pistons. ISH SMITH. B-. <a rel=. PG

A-. <a rel=. SG. Detroit Pistons. KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

<a rel=. SF. Detroit Pistons. MARCUS MORRIS. C

Detroit Pistons. TOBIAS HARRIS. B+. <a rel=. PF

ANDRE DRUMMOND. A. Easily his best game of the young season. Drummond finished with a monster stat line of 20 points, 23 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 steals. He also had a dynamite dunk off of a steal he created. And several possessions later, he caught an alley-opp pass and finished it with an acrobatic reverse layup. Andre controlled the paint, engulfing every missed shot on defense while creating tap-ins offensively. Drummond also look comfortable on the floor defensively off the ball, he cut off Monroe twice early in the first half that prevented easy scores. After back-to-back 20/20 nights, Drummond is probably ready to play again today.. C. Detroit Pistons

C. Detroit Pistons. AARON BAYNES. B+. On a night where Andre Drummond controlled both ends of the floor, Aron provided the Pistons with an efficient 7 points and 7 rebounds in only 11 minutes on the floor. He rebounded well against Monroe for a short stretch. He’s been very good three games in.

<a rel=. SF. Detroit Pistons. STANLEY JOHNSON. D

JON LEUER. B-. <a rel=. PF. Detroit Pistons

A-. <a rel=. PG. Detroit Pistons. BENO UDRIH

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STAN VAN GUNDY. B+. Solid night for Stan Van Gundy’s Pistons. The first unit set the tone offensively early by forcing some easy baskets defensively. The Pistons had a nice pace going all night, minus an eight minute stretch in the third quarter, where the team was moving the ball from one side of the court the other. Van Gundy and the Pistons are now on a two-game winning streak and starting to find a rhythm with the new pieces.. Head Coach. Detroit Pistons

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