The Detroit Pistons survived a tightly officiated home game on Friday. Now, they'll look to avenge a loss earlier in the week when they host the banged-up Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.

There were 64 fouls called and 83 free throws attempted in Detroit's 122-116 win over Portland. Both teams were frustrated by the officiating but the Pistons kept their cool and outscored the Trail Blazers 38-31 in the fourth quarter.

"That's growth for us, right? Things were happening out of our control, and instead of reacting to it, we went out and did the job," coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "I give our guys a ton of credit for that because it wasn't easy. (Fouls were) frustrating.

"Last year, I think that would have rattled us. But this year, you've seen the maturation of our group. They were able

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