The three game road trip that the Milwaukee Bucks just concluded went just about as poorly as it could. They lost all three games by an average of 27 points. Let that sink in for a little bit. The Bucks actually lost by the smallest margin against the best of those teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers, dropping that game by a comparably small 15 points.
Now, they return home to face the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons are currently just one game above .500, posting a 7-6 record, but they’ve been competitive in nearly every game and currently have a positive point differential, (granted it’s only half of a point, but the Bucks have a negative 9.