MILWAUKEE (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 34 points and the Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee 115-106 to snap the Bucks’ six-game winning streak. Detroit owned the NBA’s worst record but beat the reigning NBA champions and ended its recent futility in this series by getting a boost from the return of several players who had missed multiple games due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Milwaukee had won 12 consecutive regular-season matchups with the Pistons by an average margin of 16.7 points before Monday.
Detroit Pistons' Cade Cunningham (2) commits an offensive foul against Milwaukee Bucks' George Hill (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) Detroit Pistons' Saddiq Bey (41) loses control of the ball against Milwaukee Bucks' Wesley Matthews during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) Detroit Pistons' Saddiq Bey dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) Detroit Pistons' Trey Lyles (8) drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) Detroit Pistons' Cade Cunningham, left, drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) Detroit Pistons' Josh Jackson, left, dunks over Milwaukee Bucks' DeMarcus Cousins during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)