The Detroit Pistons must rely on two journeyman point guards during the first month of the season. The early returns on Ish Smith and Beno Udrih have been promising.That duo has combined for just two turnovers in the teams first two games. They contributed 29 points and 13 assists in the Pistons home opener on Friday, a 108-82 thumping of the Orlando Magic.Detroit (1-1) will try to keep the good vibes going on Sunday when it faces the Milwaukee Bucks (1-1) at The Palace.Smith was thrust into the starting lineup when Reggie Jackson was diagnosed with knee tendinitis during training camp. Jackson is expected to miss approximately 20 games.Smith is playing for his 10th organization, while Udrih is wearing his eighth different uniform.Hes been able to get a lot of good looks and as a team, weve been able to really jell together and build our chemistry, forwad Tobias Harris said of Smith, who was signed as a free agent in July.We talk to him a lot, especially the guys in the starting five, about where we like the ball and where we are, just adapting to his game, his pace. Thats been going a long way for us and it showed (Friday). He was aggressive, he was playing like himself and thats what we need from him, just that consistent effort.The Pistons, a playoff team last season, dropped their opener in Toronto on Wednesday by 18 points. They recovered quickly in their home opener, leading by 23 points at halftime.We know what it takes to win, center Andre Drummond said. We had that taste of success last year and we know how hard we need to play in order to be a great team. That wasnt the team we showed against Toronto. That was the team of previous years -- two, three years ago. Weve got to come out with the same energy we had (against Orlando).Milwaukee has the disadvantage of playing the second part of a back-to-back set. The Bucks pulled out a 110-108 home win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.Forward John Hensons buzzer-beating tip-in was the game winner after the Bucks gave away a six-point lead in the final minute.We just had to fight, he said on the Fox Sports TV interview after the fact. We made some bad plays at the end, didnt talk on defense, but we live to fight another day. Weve got to get better.Bucks coach Jason Kidd is trying to sort through his rotation. He has Miles Plumlee starting ahead of Greg Monroe at center. 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