Kevin Durant had 41 points and 11 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Detroit Pistons 130-123.
Durant’s 11-foot pull-up jumper put the Nets ahead for good with 4:54 left in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Pistons 12-0. Seth Curry scored 6 of the Nets’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Killian Hayes had 2 of his 4 steals in 51 seconds, the first leading to Braxton Key’s 3-pointer and the second to Cade Cunningham’s reverse layup that tied the game at 108.
Kyrie Irving scored 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers).
For the Pistons, Cunningham had 34 points and 6 assists. Kelly Olynyk had 8 points and a season-high 8 assists. Cunningham scored 17 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nets shot 55.3% from the field and 53.6% from 3 to the Pistons’ 48.5% and 42.1%. The Pistons outscored the Nets 56-36 in the paint. The Pistons outscored the Nets 27-16 in 10 minutes with Olynyk, McGruder, Jackson, Hayes and Key on the floor together.