Detroit Pistons defeated Brooklyn Nets 110-94
The Detroit Pistons defeated the Brooklyn Nets 110-94 on the road Friday at Barclays Center.
The Detroit Pistons defeated the Brooklyn Nets 110-94 on the road Friday at Barclays Center.
The margin of victory was 16 points, and the two teams combined for 204 points. The win moves the Pistons to 5-1 on the season.
The Nets fall to 0-5. It is their 5th straight loss, and they are 0-5 over their last 5 games.
In the standings, the Pistons sit 1st in the Eastern Conference, while the Nets are 15th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same conference, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.
Across the season so far, the Pistons are scoring 109.8 points per game and allowing 101.8, while the Nets are scoring 110.2 and allowing 121.2. That gives the Pistons the better point differential, +48 to -55.
Up next, the Pistons visit the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, November 2. The Nets visit the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, November 1.
The 204 combined points were below the 221.5 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.
By the numbers
- Final: Detroit Pistons 110, Brooklyn Nets 94
- Margin: 16 points · Combined: 204 points
- Pistons: 5-1 overall · 2-0 at home · 3-1 on the road · last 5: W-W-L-W-W
- Nets: 0-5 overall · 0-3 at home · 0-2 on the road · last 5: L-L-L-L-L
- Venue: Barclays Center
Over an 82-game season, NBA standings are about consistency. Finishing in the top six of a conference avoids the Play-In Tournament, where seeds seven through ten compete for the last two playoff places.
After this result, the top of the Eastern Conference reads: Detroit Pistons (5-1), Philadelphia 76ers (5-1), Boston Celtics (4-1), Toronto Raptors (3-2), Cleveland Cavaliers (3-2).
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