Saddiq Bey scored 25 factors and the Detroit Pistons received in Brooklyn for the primary time in practically 5 years, beating the Nets 130-122.
Alec Burks added 20 for the Pistons, who snapped a four-game shedding streak and have been enjoying for the primary time since giving up 150 factors in a loss to Milwaukee on Monday.
They took benefit of a short-handed Nets group enjoying the second night time of a back-to-back to win at Barclays Center for the primary time since April 1, 2018, ending a six-game skid. They had misplaced seven in a row general to the Nets.
Kyrie Irving scored 40 factors for the Nets, tying his profession excessive and the Nets NBA document with 5 straight video games of 30 or extra. Nic Claxton added a career-best 27 and Edmond Sumner had 24.
But the Nets, who misplaced 137-133 in Philadelphia on Wednesday, ran out of gasoline within the second half, falling right into a gap by permitting the Pistons to attain 43 factors on 65% taking pictures within the third quarter.
They misplaced Ben Simmons to left knee soreness within the interval after he performed 20 scoreless minutes.
The Pistons closed properly within the third, pushing a five-point lead with 2 1/2 minutes to play right into a 101-90 benefit headed to the fourth. Bey scored 15 factors on 6-for-7 taking pictures within the interval.
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Irving tried to rally the Nets however the Pistons by no means allow them to get too shut. He additionally scored 30 or extra factors in 5 straight video games in March 2019 with the Celtics, and joined Kevin Durant, Stephon Marbury and John Williamson as the one Nets gamers to do it for the reason that franchise joined the NBA.
The Pistons, who gave up 49 factors within the first quarter towards the Bucks, led 30-27 after one. The Nets inched forward 59-58 on the half.
