5 Things we learned from the opening weekend of the NBA Playoffs

Modified Nov 08, 2022 11:44 GMT

D.J. Augustin's game-winning three-pointer was one of many highlights of the first weekend of Playoff basketball

#3 The Detroit Pistons are really bad without Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin has been ruled out of the first round of the playoffs

Blake Griffin's knee injury that has kept him in and out of the lineup for the past few weeks has been a tough blow for the Pistons. On Sunday, without the availability of Griffin, the Pistons were slaughtered by the Milwaukee Bucks by a score of 121-86.

Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond each scored 12 points and Luke Kennard led the Pistons in scoring with 21 points off the bench. The Pistons as a team shot just 38% on field goal attempts and 29.6% on three-pointers.

Against the Bucks who are led by MVP candidate Giannis Antentokoumpo, these percentages are simply not good enough to get the job done. With news breaking a few hours ago that Griffin will not play at all this round against the Bucks, the Pistons' bleak chances of beating Milwaukee have now officially gone from slim to none.