3* - Detroit (-9.5)
The Pistons appear to be peaking at the right time for the playoffs as they have now clinched the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and are currently on a season high, eight game winning streak.
Milwaukee has lost three straight and 12 of their last 14 games, with the wins coming against New York and Charlotte which had both already been eliminated from post season play. The Bucks have not beaten a team with a winning record since March 18th when they handled the Wizards in a 99-90 win.
In Wednesday night?s game against the Magic, the Pistons had six players score in double figures and Ben Wallace finished with nine points, 13 rebounds and two steals against Orlando. With that performance, Wallace joins Hakeem Olajuwon, Julius Erving, Sam Lacey and David Robinson as the only players to have 100 blocks and 100 steals in five consecutive seasons.
I see this game being similar to the situation in the Dallas/Portland match-up last night; one team headed to the playoffs with momentum and the other team ready for the season to be over. With the Pistons allowing only 87 points per game on their home court and the Bucks giving up 104 points per game on the road, this one could get ugly.
The Pistons appear to be peaking at the right time for the playoffs as they have now clinched the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and are currently on a season high, eight game winning streak.
Milwaukee has lost three straight and 12 of their last 14 games, with the wins coming against New York and Charlotte which had both already been eliminated from post season play. The Bucks have not beaten a team with a winning record since March 18th when they handled the Wizards in a 99-90 win.
In Wednesday night?s game against the Magic, the Pistons had six players score in double figures and Ben Wallace finished with nine points, 13 rebounds and two steals against Orlando. With that performance, Wallace joins Hakeem Olajuwon, Julius Erving, Sam Lacey and David Robinson as the only players to have 100 blocks and 100 steals in five consecutive seasons.
I see this game being similar to the situation in the Dallas/Portland match-up last night; one team headed to the playoffs with momentum and the other team ready for the season to be over. With the Pistons allowing only 87 points per game on their home court and the Bucks giving up 104 points per game on the road, this one could get ugly.
