Pistons-Nets Preview

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD
Posted Apr 16 2013 1:55PM

The Brooklyn Nets still don't know who they'll play in the first round of the playoffs, but they hope to be fully rested and healthy once it starts.

With the Eastern Conference's fourth seed locked up, the Nets will go for their first season sweep of the Detroit Pistons in franchise history and sixth win in seven games overall Wednesday night in Brooklyn.

Even with starters Deron Williams, Brook Lopez, Reggie Evans and Joe Johnson getting the night off, the Nets (48-33) rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Washington 106-101 on Monday.

Andray Blatche had 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Kris Humphries scored a season-high 20 with nine boards as part of the Nets' makeshift lineup. Both big men started for the first time since December.

"Even though we had already clinched the playoffs and it didn't matter whether we win or lose, we wanted to win that game," said Tyshawn Taylor, who had a season-high 14 points and hit a key 3-pointer with 22 seconds left.

As Blatche played a season-high 38 minutes, Humphries played 34 after averaging less than 16 over his previous nine games.

"We're not going to be successful in the playoffs unless we get the Kris Humphries that we know," coach P.J. Carlesimo said of his former starting power forward. "It was a big step for him."

While it's unclear if Blatche and Humphries will be in the lineup again for Lopez and Evans, Gerald Wallace could get a second straight start as he continues to work his way back from a heel injury. Wallace had two points in 22 minutes against the Wizards after missing the previous two games.

"Hopefully if he comes out of it well tomorrow, we can play him more on Wednesday," Carlesimo said.

Carlesimo's club will play either Chicago or Atlanta to open the playoffs. Brooklyn has split four games with the Hawks and has dropped three of four to the Bulls.

First, the Nets will try to sweep Detroit for the first time in their 36-year history.

After winning the first two meetings by a combined five points, Brooklyn led by as many as 43 in a 119-82 rout at Detroit on March 18 behind Williams' 31 points.

Johnson scored a team-high 28 points and made a jumper as time expired in the second overtime to give the Nets a 107-105 victory in the last meeting in Brooklyn on Dec. 14.

While there is some uncertainty surrounding the future of the franchise, the Pistons (29-52) have put together one of their best stretches at the end of an otherwise disappointing season.

Greg Monroe had 27 points and 16 rebounds as Detroit beat Philadelphia 109-101 on Monday to match a season high with its fourth straight win.

Before the game, Pistons owner Tom Gores remained noncommittal on the status of coach Lawrence Frank and team president Joe Dumars.

"At the end of the day, this is our job," said Monroe, averaging 19.6 points this month. "When you step on the court, you have to play, and that's what I focus on. There's always going to be stuff that happens off the court."

Now the Pistons look to close the season by winning five in a row for the first time since Dec. 4-12, 2009.

Detroit has averaged 108.0 points and made 44.2 percent from 3-point range during its four-game win streak, compared to 92.3 and 17.6 percent (9 of 51) in its three losses to the Nets.

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Lopez, Blatche help Nets hold off Pistons, 103-99

By ADRIANO TORRES
Posted Apr 18 2013 12:50AM

NEW YORK (AP) Brook Lopez sat on the bench in Newark last season, recuperating from a foot injury as his the Brooklyn-bound Nets were on their way to a 12-win season and his name popping in every imaginable trade rumor for Dwight Howard.

A year later, Lopez had 20 points and nine rebounds to help the playoff bound Nets hold off the Detroit Pistons 103-99 on Wednesday night.

Brooklyn is headed back to the playoffs after a six-year absence, hosting the opener of the first-round matchup against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.

"It's really been an amazing journey," Lopez said. "It's very surreal to think of the power point presentations they'd show us when the management would come in and show us renderings of the Barclays Center and all the those factoids about how big Brooklyn is and all that stuff and everything.

"To be finally here now and be on the verge of the playoffs, it's pretty incredible."

Reggie Evans scored 15 points 15, Kris Humphries had 11 points and Joe Johnson added 10 for Brooklyn, winners of two straight.

Nets general manager Billy King was able to convince star point guard Deron Williams to resist going back home to Texas and taking less money from Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks. King then swung a deal with Atlanta for Joe Johnson, re-signed Gerald Wallace, whom he acquired last February from Portland in exchange for a first-round draft pick that turned out to be Damian Lillard. Lopez agreed to a four-year max deal and Kris Humphries signed a two-year deal instead of inking a contract with Charlotte.

All part of a plan to compete for a championship, the lone goal of billionaire Russian owner Mikhail Prohkorov.

But first, the fourth-seeded Nets will have to go through a tough Chicago team that has been without star Derrick Rose, who tore his ACL in Game 1 of their first round series against Philadelphia last April.

The Bulls clinched the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference when Atlanta lost to the New York Knicks. Chicago won three of four against Brooklyn this season, including two at home.

The three losses were by one point, four points and two points, respectively, and Brooklyn will have its hands full with a Bulls team that is looking forward to getting Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson back to normal after injuries had slowed them down recently.

"They've beat us three times so we got our work cut out for us. Anything can happen in a seven game series," Williams said.

The wildcard in all of this is Rose, whose return is still unknown although he has been practicing with the team.

"His situation is tough. He hasn't played all season. I think Nate (Robinson) and Kirk (Hinrich) have been doing a great job at the point for them, so it's all about timing and rhythm and confidence," Williams said. "I think it's tough for him right now. Derrick Rose is a former MVP, so you have to think if he plays he's going to help that team."

For the fourth straight season, the Detroit Pistons will be missing the playoffs and going on an early vacation.

Will Bynum had 23 points for the Pistons, who snapped a four-game winning streak. Andre Drummond scored 13 and Greg Monroe added 12 points and 12 rebounds.

According to a report on Yahoo! Sports, Pistons coach Lawrence Frank reportedly told team owner Tom Gores and general manager Joe Dumars that he wasn't interested in leading the team for a third year if the fourth year on his contract was not picked up.

After the game, Frank sounded as if changes were imminent while describing the season as one that was hard, "both professionally and personally.

"When you look at improvement, it always starts internal improvement," Frank said. "We have to get better, coaches (and) players. Obviously this is the first time in five years where the franchise, we have an opportunity to get better from the outside and have significant cap space. There's always trades. There's always the draft. So there's a lot of different ways to do it but it will take time."

Brooklyn led by as many as 21 points and almost saw their reserves squander a 15 point lead with 3:52 left in the fourth quarter after Blatche's 3-pointer made it 103-88.

However, the Pistons scored the game's last 11 points, capped by Kim English's free throw with 53 seconds to go. Brooklyn then committed an 8-second violation, but the Pistons missed their final three shots.

"We somewhat ended on a good note winning four out of five. We have a good, young core group here but we are sure disappointed," Pistons forward Kyle Singler said.

All five regular starters were on the floor for Brooklyn after Nets interim head coach P.J. Carlesimo followed a custom of many playoff-bound teams and gave them the night off Monday night against Philadelphia. They played the entire first quarter against the Pistons and opened up the second half before exiting with 2:33 remaining in the third quarter with Reggie Evans staying behind.

The Nets' last playoff appearance came during the 2006-07 season. Riddled with injuries, the Nets fell to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs that year.

For Johnson, when the playoffs roll around Saturday, it's championship or bust.

"You don't win that gold bar, then it wasn't successful," Johnson said. "We're going to take it one series at a time, one game at a time and just try to have fun with it."

Before the Nets opened their 2008-09 season, the organization broke up the team and traded away Jason Kidd to Dallas and Richard Jefferson to Milwaukee, going with a youth movement. Vince Carter was gone weeks after the season ended.

If Brooklyn advances past the first round, they will likely face the top-seeded and defending champion Miami Heat and James.

Tied at 18 after Stuckey's layup with 3:34 left in the first quarter, the Nets closed the opening period on a 13-0 run - keyed by Gerald Wallace, who had been struggling all season long.

Wallace was on the receiving end of an alley-oop from Williams to make it 20-18. He then got a steal and took it to the rim for a one-handed dunk to give the Nets a 20-18 lead with 2:35 remaining in the quarter. Wallace then got a block and after the Pistons were turned the ball over on a shot-clock violation, he fed Lopez for a jumper to extend the lead to 24-18.

After a pair of 3-point misses by Detroit, Wallace picked off Khris Middleton' pass and got an assist off of Williams' 3 that made it 27-18.

NOTES: Brooklyn went (26-15) at home this season. ... Throughout the night, Brooklyn implored fans to dress all in black as part of their "Blackout in Brooklyn" theme when they host their first playoff game in the borough.

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Notebook: Nets 103, Pistons 99

Jake Appleman, for NBA.com
Posted Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:21 PM - Updated Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:21 AM

THE FACTS: The Nets' starters played like they were already in postseason form, leading the Nets to a 103-99 victory over the Pistons at Barclays Center. Brook Lopez scored 20 points and snatched nine rebounds. Gerald Wallace, who led the Nets with 26 minutes played, looked reinvigorated and picked up four steals. The Pistons finished the 2013 season with five players scoring in double figures, led by 23 from Will Bynum. The loss prevented the Pistons from finishing the season on a five-game winning streak.

The Nets will open up their postseason at home against the Bulls on Saturday.

QUOTABLE: "It's going to be fun; they're a physical team, a very aggressive team. We'll have to try to outrebound them and match their intensity, but I think we've got the right group of guys, the right passion, the right drive."
-- Lopez

THE STAT: The Nets racked up 13 steals, accounting for more than half of the Pistons' 24 turnovers.

TURNING POINT: The Nets seized control of the game by ending the first quarter on a 16-2 run, which began with a Lopez layup.

QUOTABLE II: "Just played hard. [It's] my character. How I am. Play every minute."
- Bynum

INSIDE THE ARENA: Tyshawn Taylor addressed the crowd before the game and encouraged Nets fans to wear black throughout the postseason. ... Actor Danny Aiello attended the game.

ROOKIE WATCH: Andre Drummond (13 points, 3 rebounds) and Kyle Singler (4 points, 4 rebounds) finished productive rookie seasons.

NOTABLE: The Nets won four consecutive regular season games against the Pistons for the first time since 1984. ... The Nets finished the season with a 31-5 record against teams below .500 at the time of the game.

• Pistons: Maxiell
• Nets: Joseph, Shengelia

• Pistons: Drummond
• Nets: Evans

• Lead Changes: 1
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
• Officials: #71 Rodney Mott, #58 Josh Tiven, #28 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 16868
• Duration: 2:10

Detroit Pistons (29-53)		Brooklyn Nets (49-33)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Lopez vs Drummond (Singler gains possession)
Knight Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:39 [DET 2-0]
	11:24	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Singler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:23
Stuckey Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Singler (1 AST)	11:18 [DET 4-0]
	11:02	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:00
Knight Jump Shot: Missed	10:46
	10:46	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:34	Lopez Hook Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:33
Drummond Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:28
	10:06 [BKN 2-4]	Johnson Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Monroe Hook Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:41	Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:32 [BKN 4-4]	Lopez Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Stuckey 3pt Shot: Missed	09:17
	09:16	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:07	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:06
Singler Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Monroe (1 AST)	09:01 [DET 6-4]
	08:45	Lopez Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Drummond (1 BLK)
Monroe Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:44
Monroe Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:32 [DET 8-4]
	08:16 [BKN 7-8]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Knight Layup Shot: Missed	07:53
	07:52	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:44	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:44	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:41	Evans Layup Shot: Missed
Singler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:39
Monroe Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Singler (2 AST)	07:30 [DET 10-7]
Drummond Violation:Defensive Goaltending	07:16
	07:16 [BKN 9-10]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Monroe Jump Shot: Missed	07:03
	07:02	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:52	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:51
Knight Jump Shot: Missed	06:31
Monroe Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:30
Monroe Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:29 [DET 12-9]
	06:07	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
	06:06	Evans Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	06:04	Evans Tip Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	06:02
Monroe Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lopez (1 ST)	05:44
Drummond Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:36
	05:36	Double Technical - Evans, Drummond
	05:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:36 [BKN 10-12]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:36 [BKN 11-12]	Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Drummond Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stuckey (1 AST)	05:24 [DET 14-11]
	05:13 [BKN 13-14]	Evans Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wallace (1 AST)
	04:52	Wallace Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Drummond Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:52 [DET 15-13]
Drummond Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:52 [DET 16-13]
	04:41 [BKN 15-16]	Lopez Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Singler 3pt Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:18	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:07	Lopez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Monroe (1 ST)
Stuckey Layup Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Team Rebound
	03:55 [BKN 17-16]	Evans Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Monroe Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	03:55
	03:55 [BKN 18-16]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Stuckey Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:34 [DET 18-18]
	03:17	Williams Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	03:17
Knight Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	03:06
	03:00 [BKN 20-18]	Wallace Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Singler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)	02:39
	02:35 [BKN 22-18]	Wallace Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:27
Drummond Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)	02:13
Team Rebound	02:12
Singler Substitution replaced by Middleton	02:12
Stuckey 3pt Shot: Missed	02:06
Team Rebound	02:06
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	02:05
	01:50 [BKN 24-18]	Lopez Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wallace (2 AST)
Knight 3pt Shot: Missed	01:37
Team Rebound	01:36
Drummond Substitution replaced by Jerebko	01:36
Stuckey Substitution replaced by Bynum	01:36
Bynum 3pt Shot: Missed	01:29
	01:28	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:23	Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jerebko (1 ST)
Middleton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wallace (2 ST)	01:19
	01:15 [BKN 27-18]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wallace (3 AST)
Monroe Hook Shot: Missed	00:49.9
	00:48.9	Lopez Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Jerebko Foul: Personal (1 PF)	00:41.8
	00:32.9	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
	00:31.9	Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:30.9	Lopez Layup Shot: Missed
	00:29.4	Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:27.8 [BKN 29-18]	Lopez Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Bynum 3pt Shot: Missed	00:16.9
	00:16.7	Evans Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:01.4	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Detroit Pistons (29-53)		Brooklyn Nets (49-33)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40 [BKN 31-18]	Blatche Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	11:26	Stackhouse Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Jerebko Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:26 [DET 19-31]
Monroe Substitution replaced by Villanueva	11:26
Jerebko Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:26 [DET 20-31]
Villanueva Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	11:10
	11:10 [BKN 32-20]	Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:10 [BKN 33-20]	Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	10:58	Watson Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Villanueva Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:47
	10:33	Humphries Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Villanueva (1 ST)
	10:31	Humphries Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Bynum Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:18 [DET 22-33]
	10:18	Blatche Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:18
	10:17	Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:56	Stackhouse Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	09:55	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:44 [BKN 35-22]	Blatche Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bogans (1 AST)
Middleton Layup Shot: Missed	09:31
	09:30	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:25	Stackhouse Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	09:25	Stackhouse Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Bynum Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:14 [DET 24-35]
	09:01 [BKN 37-24]	Blatche Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
English 3pt Shot: Missed	08:48
	08:47	Humphries Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:39	Watson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bynum (1 ST)
English Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:33 [DET 26-37]
	08:19 [BKN 39-26]	Humphries Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stackhouse (1 AST)
Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Watson (1 ST)	08:03
	07:57	Stackhouse 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:56	Team Rebound
Villanueva Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	07:56
	07:56
	07:46 [BKN 41-26]	Humphries Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Jerebko Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: English (1 AST)	07:30 [DET 28-41]
Villanueva Foul: Personal (3 PF)	07:17
	07:14 [BKN 43-28]	Bogans Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)
English Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	07:14
	07:14 [BKN 44-28]	Bogans Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
English Jump Shot: Missed	07:04
	07:03	Blatche Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Jerebko Foul: Personal Block (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:55
	06:55 [BKN 45-28]	Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:55 [BKN 46-28]	Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	06:45	Blatche Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:45 [DET 29-46]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:45 [DET 30-46]
English Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:25
	06:25	Bogans Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:25	Team Rebound
	06:25	Bogans Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jerebko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:23
Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:17 [DET 32-46]
	06:01	Stackhouse Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Middleton (1 ST)
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:56 [DET 34-46]
	05:49	Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:47	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:43 [BKN 48-34]	Humphries Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:37
	05:37	Bogans Substitution replaced by Brooks
	05:37	Blatche Substitution replaced by Teletovic
	05:37	Stackhouse Substitution replaced by Taylor
	05:37	Watson Substitution replaced by Wallace
Villanueva Substitution replaced by Drummond	05:37
Jerebko 3pt Shot: Missed	05:29
	05:27	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:14 [BKN 50-34]	Brooks Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Taylor (1 AST)
	05:05	Taylor Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:05
Team Rebound	05:05
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:05 [DET 35-50]
	04:52 [BKN 52-35]	Taylor Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Humphries (1 AST)
English Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	04:40
Jerebko Substitution replaced by Monroe	04:40
	04:20	Taylor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Drummond (2 BLK)
Drummond Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:17
English Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Drummond (1 AST)	04:15 [DET 37-52]
	04:15	Brooks Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Middleton Substitution replaced by Stuckey	04:15
English Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	04:15
Drummond Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:10
Drummond Putback Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:09 [DET 39-52]
	03:54	Humphries Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Drummond (1 ST)
Monroe Turnover : Palming Turnover (2 TO)	03:52
English Substitution replaced by Knight	03:52
	03:43	Teletovic Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Monroe Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:23 [DET 41-52]
	03:08	Teletovic Jump Shot: Missed Block: Drummond (3 BLK)
Drummond Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:06
Bynum Running Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:03 [DET 43-52]
	02:55	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Substitution replaced by Singler	02:55
	02:41	Teletovic 3pt Shot: Missed
Singler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:40
Knight Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:19 [DET 45-52]
	02:07 [BKN 55-45]	Teletovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)
Monroe Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	02:00
Monroe Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	02:00
	01:46 [BKN 58-45]	Teletovic 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)
Drummond Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Knight (1 AST)	01:21 [DET 47-58]
	01:01 [BKN 60-47]	Teletovic Step Back Jump shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brooks (3 AST)
Knight Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Humphries (1 ST)	00:46.9
	00:40.9	Teletovic 3pt Shot: Missed
Knight Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:40.5
Knight Jump Shot: Missed	00:35.9
Singler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:33.7
	00:30.0	Teletovic Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Knight Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:30.0
Team Rebound	00:30.0
Monroe Substitution replaced by Jerebko	00:30.0
Knight Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:30.0 [DET 48-60]
	00:10.9	Taylor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Drummond (2 ST)
Jerebko Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.8
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Detroit Pistons (29-53)		Brooklyn Nets (49-33)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Drummond Foul: Personal (2 PF)	11:46
	11:36	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
	11:35	Evans Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	11:29	Lopez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Singler (1 BLK)
	11:27	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	11:23	Lopez Layup Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	11:21
Singler Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Stuckey (2 AST)	11:06 [DET 50-60]
	10:58 [BKN 62-50]	Lopez Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Singler 3pt Shot: Missed	10:34
	10:33	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Knight Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (3 FTA)	10:24
	10:24 [BKN 63-50]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)
	10:24 [BKN 64-50]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)
	10:24 [BKN 65-50]	Williams Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)
Knight Jump Shot: Missed	10:05
	10:03	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	09:53	Williams Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Singler (1 ST)
Drummond Jump Shot: Missed	09:44
Monroe Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	09:43
Monroe Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:42 [DET 52-65]
	09:23 [BKN 67-52]	Lopez Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Stuckey Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:05 [DET 54-67]
Stuckey Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:49
	08:38 [BKN 69-54]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Monroe Jump Bank Shot: Missed	08:16
	08:15	Evans Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	07:55 [BKN 72-54]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lopez (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:53
Stuckey Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wallace (3 ST)	07:37
	07:22	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:22	Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
Drummond Foul: Personal (3 PF)	07:16
	07:01	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:00	Lopez Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
Monroe Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	06:59
	06:59 [BKN 73-54]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	06:59 [BKN 74-54]	Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Stuckey Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Wallace (4 ST)	06:50
Drummond Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	06:47
	06:47	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:47	Team Rebound
	06:47 [BKN 75-54]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Stuckey Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Monroe (2 AST)	06:26 [DET 56-75]
	06:12	Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Knight (1 ST)
	06:12	Evans Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Singler Floating Jump shot: Missed	05:58
	05:57	Lopez Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	05:50	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:49	Team Rebound
Singler Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:49
	05:49	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:49	Team Rebound
	05:49	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	05:48
Monroe Jump Shot: Missed	05:35
	05:34	Evans Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	05:25	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Drummond (3 ST)
Stuckey 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Knight (2 AST)	05:05 [DET 59-75]
	04:50	Evans Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Monroe Foul: Offensive (4 PF)	04:37
Monroe Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	04:37
Singler Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:29
	04:29 [BKN 76-59]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
Knight Substitution replaced by Bynum	04:29
	04:29 [BKN 77-59]	Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Drummond Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Monroe (3 AST)	04:11 [DET 61-77]
	04:11	Lopez Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Drummond Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	04:11 [DET 62-77]
	03:59 [BKN 79-62]	Lopez Slam Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)	03:29
	03:17 [BKN 81-62]	Evans Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	03:04
	03:04	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:04	Wallace Substitution replaced by Blatche
	03:04	Lopez Substitution replaced by Watson
	03:04	Johnson Substitution replaced by Bogans
	03:04	Williams Substitution replaced by Stackhouse
Singler Substitution replaced by Middleton	03:04
Drummond Substitution replaced by Jerebko	03:04
	02:48	Evans Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
	02:40	Watson Violation:Kicked Ball
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Blatche (1 ST)	02:35
	02:33	Blatche Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Monroe (2 ST)
	02:33	Evans Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Monroe Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:33 [DET 63-81]
Monroe Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:33
	02:32	Evans Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	02:21 [BKN 83-63]	Watson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Stackhouse (2 AST)
	02:01	Blatche Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Monroe Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:01
Team Rebound	02:01
Monroe Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:01 [DET 64-83]
	01:41	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
Middleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:40
Middleton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
Monroe Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	01:25
Middleton Layup Shot: Missed	01:20
	01:19	Evans Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	01:15	Blatche Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bynum (2 ST)
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	01:13 [DET 66-83]
	00:50.9	Evans Jump Shot: Missed
Jerebko Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:49.9
Jerebko Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)	00:45.8
Jerebko Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:45.8
	00:28.9	Blatche Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Middleton (2 ST)
Middleton Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	00:22.2
	00:21.6	Team Rebound
	00:06.9	Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Stuckey (1 ST)
Monroe Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)	00:01.2
	00:00.4	Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	11:47
	11:45	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	11:28	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
Middleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:26
	11:16	Bogans Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Jerebko Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	11:16 [DET 67-83]
Jerebko Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	11:16 [DET 68-83]
	11:01 [BKN 85-68]	Blatche Driving Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Drummond Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)	10:47 [DET 70-85]
	10:23	Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:22	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:11	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Jerebko Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:10
Middleton Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:04 [DET 72-85]
	09:46 [BKN 88-72]	Stackhouse 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Humphries (2 AST)
	09:36	Watson Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Middleton Jump Shot: Missed	09:24
Team Rebound	09:23
	09:23	Humphries Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
	09:14	Humphries Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	09:14 [DET 73-88]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	09:14 [DET 74-88]
Bynum Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:11
	08:58	Humphries Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Knight (2 ST)
Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Knight (3 AST)	08:54 [DET 76-88]
	08:34 [BKN 90-76]	Blatche Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Middleton Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Knight (4 AST)	08:26 [DET 78-90]
	08:14 [BKN 93-78]	Stackhouse 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)
Knight Floating Jump shot: Missed	07:53
	07:52	Humphries Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:33	Humphries Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Jerebko Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:32
Knight Jump Shot: Missed Block: Humphries (1 BLK)	07:27
	07:26	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Jerebko Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)	07:26
	07:26
	07:26	Stackhouse Substitution replaced by Brooks
	07:10 [BKN 95-78]	Watson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Blatche (2 AST)
Jerebko Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Blatche (2 ST)	06:51
	06:48	Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
	06:43	Watson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	06:43 [DET 79-95]
Drummond Substitution replaced by Kravtsov	06:43
	06:43	Watson Substitution replaced by Taylor
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	06:43 [DET 80-95]
	06:29 [BKN 97-80]	Humphries Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Blatche (3 AST)
	06:18	Taylor Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	06:18 [DET 81-97]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	06:18 [DET 82-97]
	06:03	Humphries Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Bogans (1 ST)	05:49
	05:45 [BKN 99-82]	Humphries Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Taylor (2 AST)
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Blatche (3 ST)	05:32
	05:16	Taylor Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Kravtsov (1 ST)
Knight Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Middleton (1 AST)	05:13 [DET 84-99]
	05:13	Humphries Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)
	05:13	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Substitution replaced by English	05:13
	05:13	Bogans Substitution replaced by Teletovic
Knight Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	05:13
Kravtsov Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:11
Kravtsov Tip Shot: Missed	05:08
Kravtsov Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	05:06
Kravtsov Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:04 [DET 86-99]
	04:44	Teletovic 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:43	Team Rebound
Kravtsov Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:39
	04:39 [BKN 100-86]	Humphries Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	04:39	Humphries Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Middleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:37
Middleton Floating Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Knight (5 AST)	04:19 [DET 88-100]
	03:52 [BKN 103-88]	Blatche 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Taylor (3 AST)
Knight Layup Shot: Missed	03:41
Kravtsov Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	03:40
Kravtsov Layup Shot: Missed	03:38
Kravtsov Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)	03:37
Kravtsov Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:36 [DET 90-103]
English Foul: Personal (3 PF)	03:26
	03:20	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
English Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:19
English Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	03:17
	03:08	Taylor Layup Shot: Missed
Middleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:06
English Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Middleton (2 AST)	03:00 [DET 92-103]
	02:41	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
Jerebko Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:40
Jerebko Jump Shot: Missed	02:19
	02:18	Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:05	Blatche Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
Middleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:04
	02:00	Brooks Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:00
Middleton Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:00 [DET 93-103]
Middleton Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:00 [DET 94-103]
	01:36	Brooks Jump Shot: Missed
Middleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:35
	01:31	Taylor Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Middleton Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:31 [DET 95-103]
Middleton Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:31 [DET 96-103]
	01:11	Taylor Jump Shot: Missed Block: Kravtsov (1 BLK)
Jerebko Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:09
English Jump Shot: Missed	01:07
Kravtsov Rebound (Off:5 Def:0)	01:06
Kravtsov Putback Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:05 [DET 98-103]
	00:55.9	Taylor Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:English (1 ST)
	00:53.2	Brooks Foul: Shooting Block (3 PF) (2 FTA)
English Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:53.2
Team Rebound	00:53.2
English Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:53.2 [DET 99-103]
	00:45.2	Team Turnover : 8 Second Violation
Team Timeout : Short	00:45.2
Middleton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Teletovic (1 BLK)	00:38.9
	00:37.5	Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:16.9	Taylor Floating Jump shot: Missed
Middleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	00:15.9
Knight 3pt Shot: Missed	00:08.8
Team Rebound	00:08.1
Knight 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.2
	00:03.6	Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 4th Quarter