Bledsoe scores 27, leads Bucks to 115-92 win over Pistons
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Bledsoe matched his season high with 27 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 15 as the Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 115-92 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
Milwaukee countered an opening basket with nine consecutive points and did not trail after that. The Bucks led 30-21 after one quarter, 56-45 at halftime and then opened the third period with a 19-4 run.
Bledsoe's 3-pointer put Milwaukee up 75-49 with 7:25 left in the third.
Blake Griffin had 31 points and Reggie Jackson scored 15 for the Pistons, who lost their second straight after a five-game winning streak.
The Bucks, who entered with the second-best record in the East behind Toronto, improved to 12-2 at home. They are 4-5 on the road.
Antetokounmpo was limited to six points in the first half on 3-of-8 shooting, but Bledsoe picked up the slack with 18 first-half points.
Griffin kept the Pistons close in the first half with 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting, including 3 of 6 from beyond the arc.
Milwaukee closed the first quarter with a 9-4 spurt. Two free throws by Thon Maker gave the Bucks their biggest lead of the half at 56-43.
Detroit's bench was a combined 3 for 17 in the first half, missing all six 3-point attempts.
TIP-INS
Pistons: G Ish Smith strained his right groin and did not play in the second half.
Bucks: F Khris Middleton was inactive for personal reasons.
UP NEXT
Pistons: Return home to host Philadelphia on Friday.
Bucks: Host Golden State on Friday.