The Brooklyn Nets escaped with a win against the Detroit Pistons in the two teams’ second meeting of the season.
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Team Stats
Field goal shooting/percentage
- Nets: 38-88 (43.2%)
- Pistons: 40-92 (43.5%)
Three-point shooting/percentage
- Nets: 10-29 (34.5%)
- Pistons: 5-23 (21.7%)
Rebounds
- Nets: 46
- Pistons: 51
Assists
- Nets: 22
- Pistons: 17
Steals
- Nets: 1
- Pistons: 8
Blocks
- Nets: 6
- Pistons: 8
Turnovers
- Nets: 10
- Pistons: 6
Fouls
- Nets: 13
- Pistons: 17
Free throws
- Nets: 12-19
- Pistons: 11-16
Points in paint
- Nets: 48
- Pistons: 42
Fast break points
- Nets: 6
- Pistons: 17
Bench points
- Nets: 37
- Pistons: 20
Largest lead
- Nets: 11
- Pistons: 9
Key Plays
The Pistons got off to a 7-2 lead to begin the game, but the Nets answered right back to reclaim the lead. After a few minutes of back-and-forth first quarter action, Detroit started to pull away and held a 31-22 advantage after one quarter. K.J. McDaniels powered the Nets in the second, with his three-pointer and tough finish on a layup sparking a 7-0 Nets run to start the second. Led by Reggie Jackson, Detroit battled back and took control of the game once again. What ensued was more neck-to-neck action between the two teams, until a 19-footer by Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and a trey by Caris LeVert brought the Nets up by six, 50-44, at halftime.
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The Nets controlled the entire third quarter, never letting the Pistons get closer than four points. The quarter was highlighted by a floater off some excellent footwork by Brook Lopez, who scored eight points in the third. After three, the Nets had a sizable 74-65 advantage.
But, the Pistons would just not go away. Detroit outscored Brooklyn 31-24 in the fourth, and it would come down to the final seconds to decide the game. With the game tied at 96, the Nets had 2.4 seconds to work out a play. They turned to the man of the hour, Lopez, who drilled his first career buzzer-beater.
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Top Performers
Brooklyn Nets
- Brook Lopez: 29 points, 7 rebounds
- Caris LeVert: 15 points
Detroit Pistons
- Tobias Harris: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists