Detroit — Andre Drummond played better. Blake Griffin played hard. Reggie Jackson played well. The Pistons had a double-digit lead and played their best game of the playoff series — and still lost by a large margin.
It’s a testament to how good the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks are — and how far the Pistons will have to come in the offseason to catch up with the new dominant team in the Eastern Conference.
The Pistons were overmatched and had an uphill climb in the series, but even their 12-point lead in the first quarter evaporated, as the Bucks wore them down and earned a 127-104 victory in Game 4 on Monday night at Little Caesars Arena.