The hot Durant-Irving duo defeated the struggling Pistons by 81 points

The Nets superstars were in high spirits. Kevin Durant with 43 points (11/17 2-pointers, 3/5 3-pointers, 12/13 shots) and Kyrie Irving with 38 (8/13 2-pointers, 5/10 3-pointers, 7/8 shots) were the ones who hurt them the most Pistons and signed the Brooklyn team’s win (121-124). In fact, KD scored 26 points in the third period, where the visitors erased a 17-point difference Detroit built up in the first half (71-54).

Bogdan Bogdanovic, who also led the Pistons with 26 points, put his team within striking distance with a three-pointer 40″ before the final (119-120), but the Nets duo cleared the game off their line.

THE DODECALPTA: 35-21, 71-54, 96-98, 121-124

PISTON: Bay 10, Bogdanovic 26 (3/8 threes, 4 assists), Stewart 9 (1/3 threes, 7 rebounds), Ivey 19 (1), Duren 13 (11 rebounds), Hayes 10 (5 rebounds, 8 assists) , Joseph 6, Bagley 12, Burks 12 (2), Knox 9 (1)

NET’s: Duration 43 (11/17 2-pointers, 3/5 3-pointers, 12/13 shots, 6 rebounds, 6 fouls) O’Neal 11 (3), Claxton 6 (7 rebounds), Irving 38 (8/13 2-pointers, 5/10 3-pointers, 7/8 shots, 6 rebounds, 3 assists)Simmons 4 (8 rebounds, 8 assists), Morris 2, Harris 3 (1), Watanabe 3 (1), Curry 3 (1), Warren 6, Sumner 5 (1)