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Piston’s mistake at the Nets, they beat Brooklyn despite Irving’s 40
The Pistons were the last team—until the next—to take advantage of the Nets’ dire situation without Durant, defeating Brooklyn 130-122, their first away win against the New Yorkers in five years. Concern for Simmons on Nets, left with knee problems.
It’s been 5 years since the Pistons won Brooklyn. But this year they had a great opportunity against the – disappointing since Durant’s injury – Nets and they didn’t let it pass, defeating the New Yorkers 122-130.
Sadiq Bey led by 25 points, Alec Burks by 20 points, and Jaylen Duren by 17 points for a Detroit that went as high as +14 in the second half.
For the Nets, who have lost 6 of their last 8 games without Durant and also saw Ben Simmons out with a knee problem, Kyrie Irving had 40 points, Nick Claxton had a career-high 27 points and 13 rebounds and Edmond Sumner had 24 points.
THE DODECALPTA: 27-30, 59-58, 90-101, 122-130
NET’s: O’Neal 3 (1/7 shots, 1/5 3-pointers), Harris 7 (3/9 shots, 1 3-pointers), Claxton 27 (13 rebounds), Irving 40 (6/12 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists), Simmons (7 assists), Morris 5 (2/9 shots, 1/6 trebles), Warren 2 (1/5 shots), Watanabe 8 (1 treble, 5 rebounds), Mills 6 (1 ), Sumner 24 (2 3-pointers, 5 rebounds)
PISTON: Bogdanovic 11 (4/15 shooting, 6 rebounds), Bay 25 (5/8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds), Duren 17 (7 rebounds), Ivey 16 (1/4 3-pointers, 8 assists), Burks 20 (3 threes, 5 rebounds), Livers 2 (/5 shots), Stewart 11 (5 rebounds), Hayes 16 (2 threes, 5 rebounds), Diallo 12 (5 rebounds, 5 assists)
Source: sport 24
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