NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 19 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 106-92 victory over Brooklyn Networks sunday
Cunningham was one of six players in double figures for Detroit. Tobias Harris and Malik Beasley scored 18 points each, Jaden Ivey ended up with 15, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 14 and Jalen Duren had 13 for the Pistons.
Duren also finished with 17 rebounds, and Detroit won two of its last three games.
Despite a 26-point performance by Cameron Johnsonthe Nets fell to 3-4. Cam Thomasthe most outstanding scorer of Brooklyn, gained 17 points and only had six of the fourth quarter after entering the game as the leader of the NBA in fourth-quarter scoring.
Leading by as many as six points entering the fourth quarter, the Pistons held the Nets to 15 fourth-quarter points to earn their second win of the season.
Takings
Pistons: Shooting the basketball was a problem for the Pistons on Sunday as Detroit went 11 for 36 behind the arc.
Nets: The Nets had a similar problem and shot 9 for 31 from 3.
A key moment
After a relatively strong first half, the Nets were outscored 31-20 and outscored 12-7 in the third quarter.
Key statistics
Johnson’s 22 first-half points were the most by a Nets player in the first half this season. Johnson entered the game third on Brooklyn in scoring.
Later
The Nets complete their three-game homestand against the Grizzlies on Monday, while the Pistons host LeBron James and the Lakers on Monday night.
