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Auburn Hills, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 19 points and five rebounds in the Detroit Pistons 98-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Brandon Jennings added 15 points, six assists and two steals for the Pistons, who have won two in a row. Josh Smith and Caron Butler each tallied 14 points and Andre Drummond donated 11 points and 10 rebounds. He didnt really get an opportunity last year to play and be able to get a feel for the game, said Smith of Caldwell-Pope. This year, it all started with Summer League this summer. He has more confidence knowing he can come in and be affective. When he plays under control hes a good two guard to watch and his futures very bright and his work ethic is strong. Jabari Parker ended with 18 points, five boards and three steals for the Bucks, who have lost two straight. Brandon Knight had 17 points, nine assists and six rebounds. It wasnt enough. Id rather take a game where I score four points and we win the game, said Parker. Its just all about winning. I didnt do enough. Its just about how you finish more than you start. Smiths layup gave the Pistons a 97-93 lead with 15.1 seconds to play, then clinched the game with a steal of Knight. Butler went 1-of-2 from the line to put the game out of reach. The Pistons led for the entire first half and took a 51-44 margin into the locker room. Trailing 61-54 with 5:35 left in the third quarter, the Bucks went on a 14-2 run. Knight tallied seven points during the surge, including a 3-pointer with 2:47 remaining to make it 68-63 Milwaukee. But Jennings responded with consecutive 3-pointers to give Detroit the lead back. The Pistons took a 76-72 edge into the fourth. Giannis Anteokoumpos slam and Parkers layup pulled Milwaukee within 90-87 with 2:49 left, but Caldwell-Pope answered with a 3-pointer and the Pistons held on. Game Notes Detroit went 11-of-23 from 3-point range ... The Pistons turned the ball over 19 times ... The Bucks host the Grizzlies on Saturday, while Detroit welcomes the Jazz to town on Sunday. Vin Baker Jersey . Carreno Busta broke his opponent five times in the match, but also lost his serve three times in the second set before prevailing in the tiebreaker. Both players struggled with their first serve, as Carreno Busta landed just 51 per cent of his to 47 per cent for Kukushkin. Pau Gasol Bucks Jersey . The Red Wings hadnt played the night before. The Boston Bruins had. A month from now, or two months from now, it doesnt matter. But right now it does matter, when you start and you play back to back, its wear and tear on you for sure, Babcock said. https://www.bucksrookiesshop.com/Customized/ .J. -- While Martin Brodeur wasnt willing to say he stole one for the New Jersey Devils against the Columbus Blue Jackets, almost everyone else was. Brook Lopez Bucks Jersey . Mark Van Guilder, Austin Watson and Colton Sissons also scored for the Admirals (22-13-10), who are 2-0-2 in their last four outings, while Roussel tacked on an assist for a two-point night. Greg Pateryn scored once for the Bulldogs (20-22-4), who lost their fifth straight contest, and also assisted on Gabriel Dumonts goal. Eric Bledsoe Jersey . The Thunder earned the Game 1 win with a 100-86 victory Saturday night. Oklahoma City dominated the first half and led by 22 at the break, but saw its lead shrink to just two points in the fourth quarter.LONDON - Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar was ruled out of the World Cup in Brazil on Monday with a hamstring injury that will sideline him for up to six weeks. The playmaker ruptured a muscle in his hamstring during Queens Park Rangers 1-0 win over Derby in the second-tier League Championship playoff match at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Kranjcar is on loan at QPR from Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv. Croatian national-team doctor Boris Nemec is quoted in a statement released by QPR aas saying Kranjcars "rupture is some inches wide and will need between four and six weeks to heal.dddddddddddd." The 29-year-old was one of 12 midfielders included in Croatias provisional 30-man squad named on May 14. He was expected to be in the final group of 23 players due to be announced by head coach Niko Kovac on Saturday. Croatia plays the opening match of the World Cup, against Brazil on June 12. Mexico and Cameroon are the other teams in Group A. ' ' '