Pistons Flat Out Embarrass Bucks 114-69

The Detroit Pistons celebrated the New Year early as they out and out punked the Milwaukee Bucks Monday afternoon 114-69. Detroit just could not miss from the floor as they shot an amazing 58.4% and 53.3% from outside the arc. Richard Hamilton led 5 Detroit players in double figures with 22 points, while Chauncey Billups, and Antonio McDyess each had double-doubles.

This in no way shape or form resembled a contest, in order to have a contest you have to have two or more entities competing. The Bucks stopped competing about half way through the first quarter, this was not a game as much as it was an all out assault. Detroit led by 13 points after the first quarter 28-15, and increased the lead by the half to 56-37. Pistons, kept their foot on the accelerator in the third as they lead 86-57, and the fourth period was extended garbage time as Detroit outscored Milwaukee 28-12.

Hamilton was in the zone shooting wise 9-10 from the floor, 2-2 from outside the arc, 2-2 at the line for 22 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds (hope he played 2222 in the lottery!) Tayshaun Prince scored 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, Jarvis Hayes scored 14 points coming off the bench, 1 steal, 1 rebound. Billups had 13 points, a game high 12 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, and McDyess had 10 points, a game high 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Milwaukee had just two players in double figures, Michael Redd scored 18 points, shooting 6-13 from the floor, 2-4 from outside the arc, 4-5 at the line, 5 rebounds, 2 assists. Rookie Yi Jianlian scored 12 points for the Bucks, 8 rebounds, 1 blocked shot in the loss. Detroit with the win is now 24-7, while the Bucks fall to 11-19.