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Six Pistons beat Detroit Nets 106-92 by double digits
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Six Pistons beat Detroit Nets 106-92 by double digits

NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 19 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 106-92 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

Cunningham was one of six players to score in double figures for Detroit. Tobias Harris and Malik Beasley scored 18 points each, Jaden Ivey 15, Tim Hardaway Jr. for the Pistons. He scored 14 points and Jalen Duren scored 13 points.

Duren finished the game with 17 rebounds as Detroit won two of its last three games.

Despite Cameron Johnson’s 26-point performance, the Nets fell to 3-4. Brooklyn’s leading scorer, Cam Thomas, scored 17 points after entering the game as the NBA leader in fourth-quarter scoring and scored just six points in the fourth quarter.

Leading by six points in the fourth quarter, the Pistons took the Nets to 15 points in the fourth quarter and got their second win of the season.

takeaway

Pistons: Shooting the basketball was an issue for the Pistons on Sunday as Detroit was held to 11 of 36 from beyond the arc.

Nets: The Nets had a similar problem, shooting 9-for-31 from 3.

key moment

After a relatively strong first half, the Nets took a 31-20 lead in the third quarter and a 12-7 lead in rebounding.

Key statistics

Johnson’s 22 points in the first half were the most by a Nets player in the first half of this season. Johnson entered the game third in points for Brooklyn.

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The Nets complete their three-game sweep against the Grizzlies on Monday, while the Pistons host LeBron James and the Lakers on Monday night.

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