Detroit Pistons at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationNets rally to beat Pistons 113-103 behind Cam Thomas' 32 points
Dennis Schroder added 24 points and Noah Clowney had 17 off the bench for the Nets, who won their second straight game. Mikal Bridges chipped in with 13 and Jalen Wilson finished with 10.
“Just having something to build on for next year,” Thomas said of the two-game winning streak. “We just have to finish strong. Keep developing the culture that we (were) preaching during training camp. ...Just finishing strong (and) seeing what we can build on for next year so we don’t have another season like this.”
Detroit dropped to 13-65 with its fourth straight loss. Chimezie Metu led the Pistons with 20 points. Marcus Sasser finished with 18 and Jaden Ivey added 16.
Troy Brown Jr. had 15 and Jaylen Nowell contributed 12 off the bench for the Pistons, who led by 19 and were still ahead 83-75 after three before the Nets outscored them 38-20 over the final 12 minutes.
“We competed," Pistons coach Monty Williams said. "If you compete, you give yourself a chance. I thought our guys competed.”
Trailing 99-91 after Schroder knocked down a jumper with 6:28 remaining, the Nets used a 22-4 run to clinch the win.
In the stretch, Clowney drilled a corner 3 right in front of the Brooklyn bench, which was followed shortly thereafter by Nic Claxton’s two-handed alley-oop jam that cut Detroit’s lead to 103-101.
The Nets took their first lead since the first quarter on Schroder’s straightaway 3 with 2:54 remaining. Brooklyn’s point guard knocked down two free throws and a jumper from the foul line on the next two possessions to extend the lead to 108-103.
Wilson’s 3 with 40 seconds remaining put the game out of reach.
“They just kept hunting,” Nets interim coach Kevin Ollie said. "We finally found a pace that we wanted on defense and offense, and then it really started with (Clowney) and (Wilson) and our young guys playing and blocking shots, getting steals ... and then Nic took it to (another) level. So it’s just hunting season, and we’re not finished yet. We just want to keep hunting until the last seconds run out on the season.”
One night after being dismantled 108-90 by the Memphis Grizzlies, the Pistons jumped out to a quick start.
Detroit led 35-23 at the end of the first quarter, and enjoyed a 57-46 advantage at halftime. Detroit shot 54.5% from the field in the first half and turned 13 Brooklyn turnovers into 19 points.
Still, the Nets fought back. Trailing 71-55 following Thomas’ free throw with 7:08 left in the third quarter, Brooklyn used a 24-12 run to cut the deficit to 83-75 entering the fourth.
During a stoppage in play between the end of the first quarter and start of the second, the Nets played a video honoring Vince Carter for being elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Carter spent five seasons with the then-New Jersey Nets, where he averaged 23.6 points per game.
UP NEXT
Pistons: Visits Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
Nets: Host Sacramento on Sunday night.
Regular Season Series
BKN wins series 3-1
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 103 - 113 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 103 - 113 | |
4th 19.2 | Lonnie Walker IV defensive rebound | 103 - 113 | |
4th 23.0 | Troy Brown Jr. misses 24-foot three point shot | 103 - 113 | |
4th 25.0 | Lonnie Walker IV enters the game for Dennis Schroder | 103 - 113 |
Statistics
DET | BKN | |
---|---|---|
42-92 | FG | 38-73 |
45.7 | Field Goal % | 52.1 |
17-39 | 3PT | 11-27 |
43.6 | Three Point % | 40.7 |
2-4 | FT | 26-33 |
50.0 | Free Throw % | 78.8 |
28 | Rebounds | 48 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
23 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
25 | Assists | 20 |
9 | Steals | 3 |
2 | Blocks | 7 |
7 | Turnovers | 18 |
3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
21 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
42 | Points in Paint | 46 |
24 | Fouls | 11 |
19 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,732 · Capacity:
2023-24 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | W2 |
New York | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14 | W5 |
Philadelphia | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17 | W8 |
Brooklyn | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32 | L2 |
Toronto | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39 | L4 |
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