DETROIT -- The Milwaukee Bucks venture into Little Caesars Arena on Friday night for not only the Detroit Pistons' final home game of the 2024-25 regular season, but perhaps the biggest game in the venue since the Bucks advanced to the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinal by topping the Pistons on Dec. 3.

If the Knicks beat Detroit, the Bucks win against New Orleans, and the Pacers upset Cleveland (a likely second-round matchup for the Nos. 4 and 5 seeds, which are currently the Pacers and Bucks), Milwaukee will secure the fifth seed in the playoffs.