DETROIT -- — Cade Cunningham broke out of a slump by scoring nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons pulled away to beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-94 on Saturday night.

Cunningham scored a season-worst 11 points Friday in a 134-119 loss to Denver and only had six points through three quarters against the Nets, but had a 3-pointer and two three-point plays.

Tobias Harris, Malik Beasley and Jalen Duren all scored 18 points for the Pistons, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped by the Nuggets.

Tyrese Martin came off the bench to score 23 points for the Nets, who have lost four straight. Brooklyn's starters were outscored 73-47.

The Nets were within six at the start of the fourth, but Cunningham scored six points in a 16-6 run that made it 95-81 with 7:33 left.

Takeaways

Nets: PG Killian Hayes played the first four years of his career with the Pistons before being waived in February 2024. He signed with the Nets last summer, was waived before the season and rejoined them on a 10-day contract last week. He was booed loudly by a crowd that saw him as a symbol of the 67-219 (.234) record during his time with the team.

Pistons: After starting slowly in the loss to Denver, Detroit shot 68.2% (15 for 22) from the floor while outscoring the Nets 39-22 in the first quarter. That included 77.8% (7 for 9) on 3-pointers.

Key moment

The Pistons led 68-43 at halftime, but collapsed offensively in the third quarter. They shot just 26.3% (5 for 19) from the floor, missed nine of 10 3-pointers and turned the ball over five times.

Key stat

With a chance to get back into it, the Nets missed 14 of their first 16 shots in the fourth, including all six 3-point attempts.

Up next

The Pistons are at Utah on Monday night, while the Nets visit San Antonio on Tuesday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nic Claxton vs. Jalen Duren (Ausar Thompson gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	Keon Johnson defensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Keon Johnson misses driving layup	0	0
11:23	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Jalen Duren lost ball turnover (Ziaire Williams steals)	0	0
11:16	Ziaire Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Keon Johnson assists)	0	2
10:55	Tobias Harris misses driving layup	0	2
10:54	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	0	2
10:54	Ausar Thompson makes tip shot	2	2
10:35	Cameron Johnson misses 30-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:34	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	2	2
10:28	Jalen Duren makes two point shot (Ausar Thompson assists)	4	2
10:10	Keon Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:08	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	4	2
9:59	Ziaire Williams shooting foul	4	2
9:59	Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 2	5	2
9:59	Jalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 2	6	2
9:51	Ausar Thompson shooting foul	6	2
9:51	Killian Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	6	3
9:51	Killian Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	6	4
9:28	Nic Claxton blocks Tobias Harris 's 3-foot driving layup	6	4
9:27	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	6	4
9:27	shot clock turnover	6	4
9:04	Ziaire Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	4
9:01	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	6	4
8:55	Tobias Harris makes 23-foot three point shot (Ausar Thompson assists)	9	4
8:37	Jalen Duren blocks Ziaire Williams 's 6-foot driving layup	9	4
8:36	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	9	4
8:29	Jalen Duren makes two point shot	11	4
8:24	Cade Cunningham personal foul	11	4
8:20	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	11	4
8:10	Keon Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	4
8:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	11	4
7:53	Jalen Duren out of bounds lost ball turnover	11	4
7:41	Jalen Duren blocks Nic Claxton 's 2-foot dunk	11	4
7:39	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	11	4
7:35	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	14	4
7:33	Nets Full timeout	14	4
7:09	Keon Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	4
7:03	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	14	4
7:00	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	17	4
6:41	Ziaire Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	4
6:38	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	17	4
6:32	Ausar Thompson bad pass (Cameron Johnson steals)	17	4
6:30	Ziaire Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	4
6:30	Jalen Wilson enters the game for Ziaire Williams	17	4
6:18	Cade Cunningham misses driving layup	17	4
6:18	Nets defensive team rebound	17	4
6:10	Jalen Duren blocks Keon Johnson 's 6-foot driving dunk	17	4
6:09	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	17	4
6:05	Tobias Harris makes dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	19	4
5:48	Jalen Duren shooting foul	19	4
5:48	Nic Claxton misses free throw 1 of 2	19	4
5:48	Nets offensive team rebound	19	4
5:48	Nic Claxton makes free throw 2 of 2	19	5
5:26	Nic Claxton blocks Ausar Thompson 's 2-foot driving layup	19	5
5:26	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	19	5
5:26	Malik Beasley enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	19	5
5:26	Day'Ron Sharpe enters the game for Cameron Johnson	19	5
5:26	Reece Beekman enters the game for Killian Hayes	19	5
5:26	Tyrese Martin enters the game for Nic Claxton	19	5
5:26	Nic Claxton steps out of bounds turnover	19	5
5:23	Ausar Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	21	5
5:14	Cade Cunningham personal foul	21	5
5:14	Tyrese Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	21	6
5:14	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Cade Cunningham	21	6
5:14	Tyrese Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	21	7
4:53	Malik Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)	24	7
4:36	Jalen Wilson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Reece Beekman assists)	24	10
4:09	Dennis Schroder makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Tobias Harris assists)	26	10
3:52	Tyrese Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper	26	13
3:29	Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	29	13
3:11	Keon Johnson misses two point shot	29	13
3:07	Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound	29	13
3:07	Day'Ron Sharpe misses tip shot	29	13
3:07	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	29	13
3:03	Tobias Harris lost ball turnover (Reece Beekman steals)	29	13
2:56	Tyrese Martin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Wilson assists)	29	16
2:56	Pistons Full timeout	29	16
2:56	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Jalen Duren	29	16
2:56	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Ausar Thompson	29	16
2:56	Maxwell Lewis enters the game for Keon Johnson	29	16
2:39	Malik Beasley makes 2-foot two point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	31	16
2:25	Reece Beekman misses 28-foot three point jumper	31	16
2:23	Pistons defensive team rebound	31	16
2:05	Day'Ron Sharpe blocks Isaiah Stewart 's 2-foot driving layup	31	16
2:04	Maxwell Lewis defensive rebound	31	16
1:55	Reece Beekman misses 26-foot three point shot	31	16
1:53	Tyrese Martin offensive rebound	31	16
1:52	Jalen Wilson misses 22-foot three point jumper	31	16
1:48	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	31	16
1:36	Tobias Harris bad pass (Day'Ron Sharpe steals)	31	16
1:32	Reece Beekman bad pass (Tobias Harris steals)	31	16
1:25	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Tobias Harris	31	16
1:21	Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper	31	16
1:19	Jalen Wilson defensive rebound	31	16
1:15	Jalen Wilson makes two point shot	31	18
1:02	Jalen Wilson personal foul	31	18
57.1	Malik Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Simone Fontecchio assists)	34	18
48.1	Reece Beekman makes driving layup	34	20
37.0	Malik Beasley makes 23-foot three pointer (Ronald Holland II assists)	37	20
28.0	Tyrese Martin makes driving layup (Day'Ron Sharpe assists)	37	22
7.1	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	39	22
0.1	Reece Beekman misses driving layup	39	22
0.0	Nets offensive team rebound	39	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	39	22

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

12:00 AM, March 2, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN DET, YES, NBA League Pass

Attendance

20,062

Referees

Matt Myers, Gediminas Petraitis, Andy Nagy

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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