The Milwaukee Bucks are complaining that the Pistons played too rough Sunday in Game 1, and the officials let them get away with it.

"I'm not going to send a message to the officials," Stotts said Tuesday in a teleconference. "We do have the best officials in the game. I do think Michael (Redd) was being held and grabbed a lot. If you watch the game film, that was obvious. It can go both ways. I'm not sending a message; I'm just stating what I saw."

The message came across anyway. But Stotts probably wants to downplay it because of a memo the NBA sent before the playoffs, according to the Detroit Free Press. Pistons coach Flip Saunders said the league told teams not to talk about fouls.

"Because what teams, coaches, players try to do is set the tone for referees when they come in," Saunders said.