Jaden Ivey scored 34 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Detroit Pistons went on a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-112.
It was tied at 98 when Cade Cunningham’s driving layup put the Pistons ahead for good with 6:17 left. He scored 6 points as they pulled away to a 107-98 lead with 5:08 left.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Nets 6-0. Cunningham scored 4 of the Pistons’ 6 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Dorian Finney-Smith had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Nets scored 5 points off them.
Cunningham had 32 points and 11 assists. The Pistons had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Nets, Dennis Schröder had a season-high 31 points and 8 assists on 12 for 17 shooting, and Lonnie Walker IV added 21 points (10 in the second quarter) with 5 3-pointers off the bench.
The Nets got 4 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Pistons were outscored 21-10 in 5 minutes with Fournier, Wiseman, Sasser, Fontecchio and Thompson on the floor together. Dennis Smith Jr. fouled out.