Live stream: Pistons 56, Nets 66

The Detroit Pistons (2-26) play against the Brooklyn Nets (13-15) at Barclays Center

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Game Time: 7:30 PM EST on Saturday December 23, 2023

Detroit Pistons 56, Brooklyn Nets 66 (Q3 11:24)

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Nets legend Bill Melchionni is in the building tonight! –

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Lockin’ in for the the final frame.
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First 24 in the books –

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Went around the world for this bucket –

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Half: Nets 65, Pistons 56
Bridges: 19 pts, 2 reb, 5 ast, 7/11 FG
Thomas: 9 pts, 3 ast, 3/5 FG
Finney-Smith: 8 pts, 2/4 from three
Johnson: 7 pts, 3/6 FG
Brooklyn is shooting 24/44 from the field with 18 assists. –

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Halftime: Nets 65, Pistons 56. Only two turnovers for Detroit in the second quarter after turning it over six times in the first. Cade’s only played 10 minutes and 38 seconds. Picked up his third at the 8:19 mark of the 2nd.
Bogdanovic: 13 points
Stewart: 11 points (3-4 from 3) –

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HALFTIME: Nets 65. Pistons 56.
Detroit has eight turnovers (Ivey with 3) for 13 Brooklyn points. Bench players not named Knox struggled again. Cade had three fouls in the first half.
Isaiah Stewart going 3-4 from 3 keeps Detroit within striking distance. –

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Nets take a 65-56 lead into the locker room. Pistons are halfway to a record-tying 26th straight loss. –

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Mikal Bridges in the 1st half:
19 points
5 assists
7/11 FG
4/4 FT
Taking advantage of a prime get-right opportunity against the reeling Pistons. –

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The Pistons are trying their best. –

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Halftime: 65, 56.
Bogdanovic: 13 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asts. 2 stls
Stewart: 11 pts, 4 rebs
Knox: 9 pts
Mikal Bridges: 19 pts, 2 rebs, 5 asts (7-11 FG) –

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Mr. Whammy doesn’t put the hex on former Nets, at least not ones he likes. But the Nets put a computerized Mr. Whammy doing it on the video board when Bojan Bogdanovic was on the line. Perhaps he’s OK with that. –

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Jalen Wilson can’t finish the layup but keeps the possession alive with a second effort. Leads to a Cam Johnson bucket.
Lots of winning plays from the rookie in his limited minutes this season. –

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Jalen Wilson putting the ball on the floor and finishing with a floater. –

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Pistons missed two or three wide-open 3s in last few possessions. Nets made two or three wide-open 3s. –

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Low pass, no problem for Cam Johnson from 3. Mikal Bridges has turned facilitator this Q with three assists after his scoring led off the 1st Q
Nets up 54-42 –

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Pistons force a Cam miss. Stew gets rebound but Ivey whistled for a foul on the box out.
Johnson hits a jumper. –

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The Brooklyn Nets gave Joe Harris a video tribute. Harris is the all-time franchise leader in 3-pointers made and spent seven seasons as a Net. –

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Three fouls on Cade with 8 minutes until halftime. Tough –

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Cade just picked up his third foul with a little over eight minutes left in the 2Q. Pistons outscoring Brooklyn to start the 2Q, though.
Nets led by 11 after 1Q, deficit now down to six. –

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Unlike yesterday, the Nets bench hasn’t been effective in the 2nd Q. Pistons are within 6 as Mikal Bridges checks back in –

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Nine quick points for Knox, two 3’s and a 3-point play. Giving Detroit exactly what it needs –

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Nets tribute video for Joe Harris. –

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Knox just threw it down, plus the foul. Pistons trail 34-26. –

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Forever a part of the Nets family.
Welcome back, Joe 🖤 –

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Joe Harris just received a very nice tribute video. –

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End of 1: Nets 32, Pistons 21. Brooklyn closed the quarter with a 20-6 run, all after Cunningham subbed out at the 4:50 mark with two fouls. Pistons have six turnovers for 11 Nets points.
Thompson: 7 points
Cunningham: 5 points –

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END OF 1Q: Nets 32, Pistons 21.
Detroit went final 3:20 of 1Q without a FG, which was primarily an all-bench unit.
Six turnovers for 11 Brooklyn points
It’s the same thing every night. –

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End of the 1st quarter: 32, 21.
Thompson: 7 pts
Cunningham: 5 pts, 1 ast (2 fouls)
Knox: 3 pts
Mikal Bridges: 13 pts (5-7 FG) –

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Nets 32, Pistons 21 after one. Detroit is three quarters from matching the NBA record with 26 straight losses in one season. –

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One thing you rarely have to worry about with Cam Thomas on the floor:
Creating a shot late in the clock. –

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Pistons have been outscored 18-5 since Cade checked out with two fouls, alongside Ivey –

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Sasser had a 3 go halfway down and pop out, Burks missed a contested layup and then Cam Thomas makes an and-1 jumper. –

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Beautiful connection
@SDinwiddie_25

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Monty going all-bench with 4:25 on the clock: Sasser-Burks-Harris-Knox-Bogey –

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Nets legend Bill Melchionni is in the house for tonight’s game.
His No. 25 is one of six jerseys retired in the franchise’s history. –

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Hasn’t been a pretty quarter by Detroit — Some terrible turnovers — but the Pistons are making enough shots.
Up 13-12 early –

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Mikal Bridges has nine points on 4/6 shooting to start this one.
Looking like a get-right game for him. –

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Joe Harris is Detroit’s first player off the bench, in for Ausar. That’s new –

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Williams going with Joe Harris as first player off the bench –

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Former Nets guard Joe Harris is about to check in for the Pistons. Meanwhile, Cade just picked up his second foul. –

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After starting with a 6-0 lead, the Pistons have allowed Brooklyn to go on a 7-0 run. –

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Don’t all rush to your TVs yet, but Pistons have a 6-0 lead in Brooklyn as they try to end their 25-game losing streak. –

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Pistons are playing in drop, not switching to start the game –

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Pistons are on. –

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Didn’t make the trip to Brooklyn. But I’ll still tweet along –

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Last time the Nets lost 6 in a row was in Feb 2022 when they had an 11-game losing streak (1/23-2/12).
It’s not chasing 26 in a row like Detroit but just perspective on that side. Let’s basketball. –

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We got you for @BrooklynNets v @DetroitPistons on @YESNetwork @NetsOnYES ! –

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INJURY UPDATE: @hornets guard Brandon Miller left the first half of tonight’s game vs DEN with a right ankle sprain. He will return to the game. –

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TJ McConnell, either of the point guard Joneses, Monte Morris… just anyone who can organize a team. Would be nice! –

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Pistons starters: Cunningham, Ivey, Thompson, Bogdanovic and Stewart. –

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Jamal Murray is an All-Star and I’ll start the campaign now.
He’s been getting it done on both sides of the basketball lately and it was on display in Brooklyn.
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The reunion you’ve been waiting for.
Joe Harris x Mr. Whammy –

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Cunningham, Ivey, Bogdanovic, Thompson and Stewart will start tonight. Hayes is back and will come off of the bench. Bagley’s also coming off of the bench. –

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Pistons starters: Cade, Ivey, Ausar, Bogey and Stew –

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Monty Williams on Mikal Bridges’ development as a lead scorer in Phoenix last season:
“You just started to see this guy that was not afraid of those moments… He’s probably a flagship for me as far as player development.” –

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Same starters for Nets tonight vs. Pistons:
Dinwiddie
Thomas
Bridges
Johnson
Claxton –

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First 5 on the floor –

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“I could sit here and say I don’t think about it, but it’s in my face.”
Monty Williams on Detroit’s 25-game losing streak 👀
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Holiday hoops on the way 👀
📍 Buzz City
🆚 @nuggets

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📺 @HornetsOnBally
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Tonight’s injury report by @HenryFordHealth –

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“Incredible human being. Ultimate teammate.” – Coach JV on Joe –

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Monty Williams takes responsibility for Detroit’s 25-game losing streak:
“The number… I could sit here and say I don’t think about it, but it’s in my face. That’s on me. It’s not on the players.” –

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🟣 First five on the floor 🟣
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guard Killian Hayes (illness) is available for tonight’s game in Brooklyn. Jalen Duren (left ankle sprain) is out. –

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Killian Hayes is back tonight in Brooklyn after missing two games with an illness –

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Monty Williams says it was “emotional” seeing Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson leave Phoenix:
“I’ve watched a lot of their games here. I still text and talk to those guys… We’ll be tied at the hip for a long, long time. They’re family.” –

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Joe Harris greeting Nets assistant Ryan Forehan-Kelly, who was with the team for his last three seasons in Brooklyn. –

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Joe Harris catching up with Mikal Bridges and Nets brass. –

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Jacque Vaughn said the Nets are not focused on Detroit’s 25-game losing streak, but rather snapping their own five-game streak.
Said he’ll never discredit an NBA team and that Detroit does a lot of things well than can give you trouble. –

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Nets: Ben Simmons reveals expectations for return amid extended injury absence
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