For the second game in a row, defending the 3-point line derailed the Milwaukee Bucks. Thursday it put a nail in the coffin against the Boston Celtics, and Saturday against the Detroit Pistons, it was one of the reasons the Pistons walked out of the BMO Harris Bradley Center over .500. The Pistons knocked down a total of 12 triples and breezed past the Bucks 102-91.
Detroit hit 11 of their 12 3-pointers in the first half, with six coming in the first quarter and five coming in the second.
"Our energy and effort in the first half wasn't up to par.