AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Josh Smith knows that his shooting slump is hurting the Detroit Pistons.Friday, he found other ways to help them win.Smith, who is 7-of-31 shooting in the last two games, had key plays on both ends in the final 20 seconds, allowing the Pistons to escape with a 98-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.Im struggling to put the ball in the basket, but winning isnt only about making shots, he said. I know that Ive still got intangibles that I can bring to the floor.With the Pistons up 95-93, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope badly missed a five-footer, but Smith alertly grabbed the rebound and put it in to give the Pistons a four-point edge with 15.1 seconds to go.Smith then stripped Brandon Knight, allowing Detroit to clinch the game from the line.I give Josh a ton of credit for playing well despite the way hes struggling with his shot, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. Hes had a really rough time, but he gets the game-winning shot and the steal. Those were the two biggest plays of the game.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 19 points, including a key 3-pointer to halt a Milwaukee rally in the final minutes.The reason that KCP has the confidence to make those shots is that hes prepared, Van Gundy said. Thats how you build confidence to take shots — you shoot hundreds of balls a day and you watch them go through the net.Jabari Parker led the Bucks with 18 points, while former Piston Brandon Knight added 17 and nine assists.We didnt win, so I didnt do enough, said Parker, who was playing just his sixth NBA game. Id rather have a game where I score four points and we win than a game like this one.The Pistons led for the entire first half, looking like they were getting a grasp on Van Gundys offence. He started his big frontcourt — Smith, Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe — but foul trouble meant that the three were rarely on the court together in the half, avoiding their usual offensive-spacing issues.Detroit got away from that after halftime, taking bad shots and turning the ball over. Milwaukee took advantage with its first lead late in the third, thanks to a 3-pointer from Knight, but the player he was traded for — Jennings — replied with two of his own.The Pistons regained the advantage in the fourth, as the Bucks struggled to find scoring from anyone other than Parker and Knight.We have a lot of young guys, so this is going to be a good learning experience for them, Bucks coach Jason Kidd said. They understand that when they make a mistake, they have to keep playing, but weve got to be able to execute on both ends to win.Back-to-back driving layups by Giannis Anteokoumpo and Parker pulled Milwaukee within 90-87 with 2:48 left, but Caldwell-Pope answered with a 3-pointer and the Pistons got enough stops to hold on.TIP INS:Bucks: Johnny OBryant still hasnt made his NBA debut after sustaining a right knee injury during a preseason game at the Palace. . Khris Middleton, also acquired by the Bucks in the Jennings trade, did not play. He had been averaging 10.8 points in 26 minutes in Milwaukees first five games, but Jason Kidd chose to give his minutes to Kendall Marshall.Pistons: Smith, who shot just 26.4 per cent on 3-pointers last season, is 0 for 9 through Detroits first five games. . Van Gundy said before the season that he planned to limit the minutes that Smith, Drummond and Monroe played together — they were ineffective last season — but hes now started them in the last three games to get more defence and rebounding.FINDING THE OUTSIDE SHOT: On the first night of Detroits four-game homestand, it missed 16 of 17 3-pointers in a loss to Brooklyn. In the next two games — three-point wins over the Knicks and Bucks — the Pistons have shot 47.8 per cent from behind the arc.HANGING ON TO THE BALL: Parker and Knight combined for 35 points on 25 field-goal attempts, but turned the ball over nine times, including three in the fourth quarter.UP NEXTBucks: Host Grizzlies on Saturday.Pistons: Host Jazz on Sunday. Kahale Warring Womens Jersey . - Loosening up for their first training camp practice, the Miami Dolphins high-stepped sideways up and down the field while House of Pains song "Jump Around" blared on the loudspeakers. Deshaun Watson Womens Jersey .C. 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But in the case of Hurtado, its what the coach is NOT saying that may be the secret to a superb run of form.MINNEAPOLIS - Andrew Wiggins had 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves stunned the Portland Trail Blazers with a 90-82 victory on Wednesday night.Corey Brewer had 19 points eight rebounds, five assists and five steals for the Timberwolves, who snapped a six-game losing streak and won for just the third time since Ricky Rubio went out with an injured ankle on Nov. 7. They outrebounded Portland 56-38 to overcome four key players being out with injuries.Damian Lillard had 23 points and seven rebounds for the Trail Blazers. But LaMarcus Aldridge managed just 10 points on 3-for-14 shooting and Portland turned the ball over 20 times while shooting 38.8 per cent. The Blazers scored 16 points in the second quarter and 15 in the third, their two lowest outputs of the season and lost for just the second time in 16 games.Playing on the second night of a back-to-back against a team missing Rubio, Nikola Pekovic, Kevin Martin and Mo Williams, the Blazers were sluggish throughout in a game they could ill afford to lose in the hyper competitive Western Conference.Aldridge missed his first six shots and went scoreless in the first half, Shabazz Muhammad attacked the step-slow Portland defence and the Wolves outrebounded the bigger Blazers, who turned the ball over five times in the first 7 minutes of the second half to fall behind 60-40.The Wolves closed the third quarter with a flurry as Wiggins thwarted a 3-on-1 break and fed Brewer for a 3-pointer that gave them a 66-51 lead going into the fourth.Portland still trailed 72-60 with 8:30 to play. Aldridge and Wes Matthews hit back-tto-back 3-pointers during a 10-4 surge that cut the deficit to four points.ddddddddddddBut Wiggins, the No. 1 overall pick in the June draft, scored five straight for the Wolves, the last a pretty pull-up with 3 minutes to go that pushed the lead back to nine points, and the Wolves held on.Lillard, Aldridge, Matthews, Will Barton and Dorell Wright joined the likes of Derrick Rose, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant in donning a black t-shirt with I Cant Breathe in white letters in response to a grand jury not issuing an indictment in the death of Eric Garner, who died after being choked by a New York police officer in July. Lillard had the shirts shipped to Minnesota, and they met the team here after they played in Detroit on Tuesday. They wore them during the national anthem and introductions as well.I think its good for our players to have a social conscience, coach Terry Stotts said.TIP-INSTrail Blazers: Aldridges scoreless first half was his first since 2008. ... Chris Kaman had an eventful second quarter, stuffing Jeff Adrien on a dunk attempt and then getting dunked on by Muhammad in transition.Timberwolves: F Jeff Adrien was re-signed to another 10-day contract on Wednesday. Coach Flip Saunders said they considered adding a guard instead with Williams ailing, but they felt they needed another big man because Gorgui Dieng is the only healthy centre on the roster. Adrien had 11 boards in 26 minutes. ... Muhammad has been receiving acupuncture treatments to try to ease the soreness in his left ankle.UP NEXTTrail Blazers: At Chicago on Friday.Timberwolves: Host Oklahoma City on Friday. ' ' '