Ziaire Williams scored 23 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 23 points down in the third quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 107-105 to end a 10-game losing streak.
The Nets trailed 62-46 at halftime and 73-50 with 9:46 left in the third quarter. They were still down 75-52 with 8:40 left in the third quarter, with less than a 1% chance to win, and outscored the Pistons 55-30 the rest of the way.
Daniss Jenkins missed a 12-foot fadeaway with 12.8 seconds left, Noah Clowney lost the ball with 7.3 seconds left, and Duncan Robinson missed a corner 3-pointer with 3.7 seconds to go. The Pistons had the ball down 2, but Jalen Duren missed an 11-foot jumper at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Pistons 8-2. Williams scored 6 of the Nets’ 8 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Pistons, Tobias Harris had 18 points (10 in the paint) and 10 rebounds. Marcus Sasser had 8 points and a career-high 5 steals.
The Pistons did not make a field goal in the last 3:48. The Nets outscored the Pistons 23-8 in 6 minutes with Porter, Mann, Williams, Sharpe and Wolf on the floor together.