NBA

Brooklyn Nets at Detroit Pistons

· National Basketball Association
21-39, 12-19 Away
Final
94 - 115

34-27, 17-14 Home

Cunningham breaks out of slump to lead Pistons past Nets 115-94

Brooklyn Nets vs. Detroit Pistons: Game Highlights

Cunningham scored a season-worst 11 points Friday in a 134-119 loss to Denver and only had six points through three quarters against the Nets, but had a 3-pointer and two three-point plays.

Tobias Harris, Malik Beasley and Jalen Duren all scored 18 points for the Pistons, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped by the Nuggets.

Tyrese Martin came off the bench to score 23 points for the Nets, who have lost four straight. Brooklyn's starters were outscored 73-47.

The Nets were within six at the start of the fourth, but Cunningham scored six points in a 16-6 run that made it 95-81 with 7:33 left.

Takeaways Nets: PG Killian Hayes played the first four years of his career with the Pistons before being waived in February 2024. He signed with the Nets last summer, was waived before the season and rejoined them on a 10-day contract last week. He was booed loudly by a crowd that saw him as a symbol of the 67-219 (.234) record during his time with the team.

Pistons: After starting slowly in the loss to Denver, Detroit shot 68.2% (15 for 22) from the floor while outscoring the Nets 39-22 in the first quarter. That included 77.8% (7 for 9) on 3-pointers.

Key moment The Pistons led 68-43 at halftime, but collapsed offensively in the third quarter. They shot just 26.3% (5 for 19) from the floor, missed nine of 10 3-pointers and turned the ball over five times.

Key stat With a chance to get back into it, the Nets missed 14 of their first 16 shots in the fourth, including all six 3-point attempts.

Up next The Pistons are at Utah on Monday night, while the Nets visit San Antonio on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

DET wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 94 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 94 - 115
4th 7.0 shot clock turnover 94 - 115
4th 31.0 Ziaire Williams makes dunk 94 - 115
4th 35.0 Bobi Klintman lost ball turnover (Ziaire Williams steals) 92 - 115

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBKN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET
29-95 FG 39-72
30.5 Field Goal % 54.2
6-39 3PT 12-28
15.4 Three Point % 42.9
30-35 FT 25-29
85.7 Free Throw % 86.2
38 Rebounds 47
14 Offensive Rebounds 6
24 Defensive Rebounds 41
19 Assists 31
12 Steals 5
8 Blocks 15
12 Turnovers 23
2 Team Turnovers 4
14 Total Turnovers 27
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
19 Fast Break Points 36
44 Points in Paint 52
24 Fouls 29
2 Largest Lead 25
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tobias Harris, F Out Apr 3
Cade Cunningham, PG Out Apr 3
Isaiah Stewart, C Suspension Apr 1
Jaden Ivey, PG Out Mar 13
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Wilson, F Out Apr 3
Ziaire Williams, F Out Apr 2
Noah Clowney, F Out Apr 2
Cameron Johnson, SF Out Apr 2
Day'Ron Sharpe, C Out Mar 31

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 20,062 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 20 .737 - L1
New York 48 28 .632 8 L1
Toronto 28 48 .368 28 L1
Brooklyn 25 51 .329 31 W2
Philadelphia 23 53 .303 33 L9

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 61 15 .803 - W2
Indiana 45 31 .592 16 W2
Detroit 42 34 .553 19 L2
Milwaukee 41 34 .547 19.5 W1
Chicago 34 42 .447 27 W1
Full Standings

NBA News

Kevin Porter Jr. gets up for the beautiful slam dunk

Kevin Porter Jr. gets up for the beautiful slam dunk

Kevin Porter Jr. gets up for the beautiful slam dunk

Anthony Black gets up for the rejection

Anthony Black gets up for the rejection

Anthony Black gets up for the rejection

Georgia man who swindled Dwight Howard gets 12 years in prison

Georgia man who swindled Dwight Howard gets 12 years in prison

A 50-year-old Georgia businessman was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for scamming former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons out of millions of dollars.

Darryn Peterson's 48 hours: From McDonald's All American MVP to Chipotle Nationals star

Darryn Peterson's 48 hours: From McDonald's All American MVP to Chipotle Nationals star

After shining in the McDonald's All American Game, Kansas commit Darryn Peterson powered Prolific Prep to a Chipotle Nationals win.