With their loss to Milwaukee on Friday, the Detroit Pistons locked themselves into the 6 seed in the NBA playoffs and will face the 3-seed next week.

With 2025 NBA Playoff series starting to take shape, it's time to look to the postseason. We already know that the New York Knicks will take on the up-and-coming Detroit Pistons, while the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks will face each other in a playoff series for the second year in a row.

SportsLine's model simulated Detroit Pistons vs. Milwaukee Bucks 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday's contest

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Pregame analysis and predictions of the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Detroit Pistons NBA game to be played on April 11, 2025 on ESPN.

Despite being limited to just 30 games this season, Ivey still ranks second on the Pistons after averaging a career-high 17.6 points per game. Detroit ranks sixth in the Eastern C

Cade Cunningham poured in 36 points and recorded eight assists as the host Detroit Pistons pulled out a 115-106 comeback victory over the New York Knicks in a preview of a potential first-round playoff matchup on Thursday night.

Last night, the Milwaukee bucks reeled off their sixth win in a row, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 136-111. This came behind 28 points, five assists and 11 rebounds from Giannis Antetekounmpo, while Kevin Porter Jr.

All-Star guard Jalen Brunson briefly left the game late in the third quarter after rolling his left ankle but returned to finish with 15 points, missing 10 of 15 shots. The Knicks led for much of the game,