MILWAUKEE -- — Pat Connaughton had a career-high 43 points and a season-high 11 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons 140-133 in overtime on Sunday to close the regular season on an eight-game winning streak.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and several other regulars didn't play with both teams already locked into their playoff positions. The fifth-seeded Bucks face Indiana and the sixth-seeded Pistons take on New York in the opening round of the playoffs.

Milwaukee's lone usual starter to play was Kyle Kuzma, who scored 22 points in the first quarter before sitting out the rest of the game. Tyler Smith added 20 points and Pete Nance had 19 for the Bucks.

Malik Beasley scored 23 points to lead six Pistons in double figures. Lindy Waters III and Marcus Sasser each added 18 points. Sasser also had 10 assists.

Takeaways

Pistons: Beasley went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc to end the regular season with a career-high 319 3-pointers, but he fell one shy of the NBA lead. Minnesota's Anthony Edwards also made seven 3-pointers later Sunday in a 116-105 victory over the Utah Jazz to finish with an NBA-high 320.

Bucks: All that mattered to Milwaukee was staying healthy for the playoffs. The Bucks accomplished that by resting most of their main guys.

Key moment

With both teams deep into their benches, the Pistons erased an eight-point deficit in the last 15 seconds of regulation to force overtime. Waters tied the game by sinking a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

Key stat

The list of players with career scoring highs Sunday included Milwaukee's Jamaree Bouyea (15), Connaughton, Nance and Smith as well Detroit's Bobi Klintman (15) and Tolu Smith (14). Klintman had never scored a point in an NBA game before Sunday. Tolu Smith also had eight rebounds in his NBA debut.

Up next

The Pistons and Bucks will begin their respective first-round playoff series either Saturday or Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jalen Duren vs. Pete Nance (Pete Nance gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Pete Nance bad pass (Tobias Harris steals)	0	0
11:33	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	0	0
11:31	AJ Green defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Pete Nance misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:20	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	0	0
11:04	Jalen Duren misses 9-foot two point shot	0	0
11:01	Pete Nance defensive rebound	0	0
10:57	Jamaree Bouyea makes two point shot	2	0
10:45	Jalen Duren makes driving layup	2	2
10:31	AJ Green misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	2	2
10:28	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	2	2
10:17	Ronald Holland II makes driving layup (Tobias Harris assists)	2	4
10:17	Pete Nance shooting foul	2	4
10:17	Ronald Holland II misses free throw 1 of 1	2	4
10:14	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	2	4
10:06	Pat Connaughton bad pass (Tobias Harris steals)	2	4
10:02	Tobias Harris out of bounds lost ball turnover	2	4
9:41	Pat Connaughton makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists)	4	4
9:22	Marcus Sasser misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	4
9:19	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	4	4
9:07	Pat Connaughton makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Green assists)	7	4
8:53	Tobias Harris misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	4
8:49	Jamaree Bouyea defensive rebound	7	4
8:48	Jamaree Bouyea lost ball turnover (Marcus Sasser steals)	7	4
8:33	Ronald Holland II makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Sasser assists)	7	7
8:18	AJ Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	7
8:15	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	7	7
8:08	Tobias Harris makes two point shot	7	9
8:01	Kyle Kuzma makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamaree Bouyea assists)	10	9
7:47	Ronald Holland II misses 28-foot three point jumper	10	9
7:45	AJ Green defensive rebound	10	9
7:42	AJ Green makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	13	9
7:27	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer (Jalen Duren assists)	13	12
7:16	Kyle Kuzma misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	12
7:12	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	13	12
7:02	Tobias Harris makes 4-foot layup (Jalen Duren assists)	13	14
6:42	Ronald Holland II blocks Pat Connaughton 's 5-foot driving layup	13	14
6:41	Pat Connaughton offensive rebound	13	14
6:40	Pat Connaughton makes two point shot	15	14
6:30	Jamaree Bouyea blocks Marcus Sasser 's 10-foot pullup jump shot	15	14
6:28	Pete Nance defensive rebound	15	14
6:24	Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot (Pete Nance assists)	17	14
6:24	Tobias Harris shooting foul	17	14
6:24	Bucks Full timeout	17	14
6:24	Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 1	18	14
6:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	18	14
6:07	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	18	14
5:54	Pat Connaughton makes 2-foot two point shot (Pete Nance assists)	20	14
5:54	Jalen Duren shooting foul	20	14
5:54	Pat Connaughton makes free throw 1 of 1	21	14
5:38	Jalen Duren bad pass (Jamaree Bouyea steals)	21	14
5:33	Kyle Kuzma makes 25-foot three point shot (Pat Connaughton assists)	24	14
5:08	Jalen Duren makes 4-foot two point shot	24	16
4:52	Kyle Kuzma makes 22-foot three pointer (Pat Connaughton assists)	27	16
4:28	Ronald Holland II misses two point shot	27	16
4:25	AJ Green defensive rebound	27	16
4:13	Kyle Kuzma misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	16
4:09	Pete Nance offensive rebound	27	16
4:01	Pete Nance misses 21-foot jumper	27	16
3:58	Marcus Sasser defensive rebound	27	16
3:53	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	16
3:49	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	27	16
3:39	Pat Connaughton makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	30	16
3:39	Pistons Full timeout	30	16
3:39	Tyler Smith enters the game for Jamaree Bouyea	30	16
3:39	Andre Jackson Jr. enters the game for Pete Nance	30	16
3:39	Malik Beasley enters the game for Jalen Duren	30	16
3:39	Paul Reed enters the game for Ronald Holland II	30	16
3:21	Tobias Harris lost ball turnover (Pat Connaughton steals)	30	16
3:14	Kyle Kuzma makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	32	16
2:58	Marcus Sasser misses driving floating jump shot	32	16
2:55	Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	32	16
2:45	Tyler Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)	35	16
2:29	Malik Beasley makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Paul Reed assists)	35	18
2:09	Pat Connaughton misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	18
2:06	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	35	18
1:59	Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	18
1:57	Bucks defensive team rebound	35	18
1:57	Chris Livingston enters the game for AJ Green	35	18
1:57	Stanley Umude enters the game for Pat Connaughton	35	18
1:57	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Tobias Harris	35	18
1:43	Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot	37	18
1:39	Marcus Sasser out of bounds bad pass turnover	37	18
1:20	Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	40	18
1:01	Simone Fontecchio makes 22-foot three point jumper (Marcus Sasser assists)	40	21
50.0	Kyle Kuzma makes 31-foot three point jumper (Andre Jackson Jr. assists)	43	21
41.0	Simone Fontecchio makes 22-foot three point jumper (Marcus Sasser assists)	43	24
41.0	Chris Livingston shooting foul	43	24
41.0	Simone Fontecchio makes free throw 1 of 1	43	25
31.1	Andre Jackson Jr. bad pass (Malik Beasley steals)	43	25
25.1	Marcus Sasser misses 23-foot three point shot	43	25
22.1	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	43	25
21.1	Kyle Kuzma out of bounds bad pass turnover	43	25
4.0	Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper	43	25
1.2	Paul Reed offensive rebound	43	25
1.0	Stanley Umude blocks Paul Reed 's 13-foot two point shot	43	25
0.0	Pistons offensive team rebound	43	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	43	25

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Venue

Fiserv Forum

Milwaukee, WI

Date & Time

5:00 PM, April 13, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, FanDuel SN WI, FanDuel SN DET

Attendance

17,796

Referees

John Goble, J.T. Orr, J.B. DeRosa

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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