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Malik Beasley scores 23 and Pistons win 5th straight, 113-98 over Nets
NEW YORK (AP) Malik Beasley scored 23 points, Cade Cunningham had 13 points, five assists and five rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons won their fifth straight game, 113-98 over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
Detroit’s bench outscored Brooklyn’s 50-20, led by reserves Simone Fontecchio with 17 points and Marcus Sasser, who added 15 points. Detroit has won eight of its last nine games to climb above .500 at 19-18.
Noah Clowney finished with a game-high 29 points, and Tyrese Martin scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds for the Nets, who dropped their third straight overall and seventh in a row at Barclays Center.
Detroit: Cunningham leads Detroit in scoring (24.4 points per game) and assists per game (9.5) yet had down nights in both categories.
His teammates picked up the slack, especially Fontecchio, Sasser and Tim Hardaway Jr. (10 points), who helped the Pistons shoot 52.3% from the field and outscore the Nets 38-13 on the fast break.
Brooklyn: The Nets were missing six rotation players, including their top three scorers in Cam Johnson, Cam Thomas and D’Angelo Russell, and second- and third-leading rebounders in Day’Ron Sharpe and Ben Simmons.
As a result, Brooklyn shot just 38.4% from the field and was outscored 54-36 in the paint.
Trailing by 13, midway through the third quarter, Brooklyn went on a 7-0 run that cut Detroit's lead to 70-64 with 5:37 left. The Pistons responded with a 6-0 spurt that ballooned to a 21-4 run.
Fontecchio had eight points in the run, including two 3-pointers, helping Detroit build a 91-68 lead.
Detroit is above .500 through 37 games for the first time since 2017-18 when it was 20-17.
Detroit: Hosts Golden State on Thursday night.
Brooklyn: At Denver on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Duren vs. Nic Claxton (Noah Clowney gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | Noah Clowney misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:38 |  | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:14 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Noah Clowney assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point turnaround hook shot (Malik Beasley assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:49 | | Nic Claxton defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 10:27 | | Tyrese Martin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Keon Johnson steals) | ||
| 10:08 | | Noah Clowney misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:05 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Martin steals) | ||
| 9:57 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:55 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point running pullup jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 7-3 |
| 9:26 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving hook shot | 7-5 |
| 9:11 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 10-5 |
| 9:11 | | Keon Johnson shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-5 |
| 8:55 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Ziaire Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | ||
| 8:23 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Cade Cunningham offensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Malik Beasley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Keon Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 13-5 |
| 7:44 | | Keon Johnson shooting foul (Malik Beasley draws the foul) | ||
| 7:44 | | +1 | Malik Beasley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-5 |
| 7:26 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point driving layup (Jalen Wilson assists) | 14-7 |
| 7:13 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup (Jalen Duren assists) | 16-7 |
| 6:55 | | Jalen Wilson turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running dunk | 18-7 |
| 6:53 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | Tobias Harris blocks Noah Clowney's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:39 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Jalen Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Ziaire Williams assists) | 18-10 |
| 6:04 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-10 |
| 6:04 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-10 |
| 5:42 | | Nic Claxton misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Tyrese Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | Jalen Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | Jalen Duren personal foul (Loose ball) (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | Jalen Wilson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:05 | | Jalen Duren turnover (lost ball) (Nic Claxton steals) | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point running dunk | 20-12 |
| 4:37 | | Tobias Harris misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 20-15 |
| 4:09 | | Ziaire Williams shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | Cade Cunningham misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:09 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-15 |
| 3:57 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point running layup | 23-15 |
| 3:40 | | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Martin assists) | 23-18 |
| 3:17 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Wilson steals) | ||
| 3:07 | | Tyrese Martin misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Isaiah Stewart flagrant 1 (Noah Clowney draws the foul) | ||
| 3:06 | | +1 | Noah Clowney makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 23-19 |
| 3:06 | | +1 | Noah Clowney makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 23-20 |
| 2:58 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists) | 23-23 |
| 2:35 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point driving dunk (Malik Beasley assists) | 25-23 |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Noah Clowney makes two point floating jump shot (Reece Beekman assists) | 25-25 |
| 2:11 | | Ronald Holland II misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:09 | | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Jalen Wilson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Malik Beasley misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point putback layup | 27-25 |
| 1:40 | | Isaiah Stewart blocks Tosan Evbuomwan's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:40 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:28 | | Keon Johnson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:25 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Isaiah Stewart blocks Keon Johnson's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:56 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (bad pass) (Noah Clowney steals) | ||
| 0:32 | | Jalen Wilson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Marcus Sasser offensive foul (Tosan Evbuomwan draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass) (Cade Cunningham steals) | ||
| 11:21 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 29-25 |
| 11:04 | | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Tosan Evbuomwan offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point putback layup | 29-27 |
| 10:49 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Isaiah Stewart blocks Nic Claxton's two point running layup | ||
| 10:38 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 31-27 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point driving floating jump shot (Keon Johnson assists) | 31-29 |
| 10:21 | | Malik Beasley shooting foul (Tosan Evbuomwan draws the foul) | ||
| 10:21 | | +1 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-30 |
| 10:10 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Isaiah Stewart misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:09 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:01 | | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point running dunk (Tosan Evbuomwan assists) | 31-32 |
| 9:45 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 34-32 |
| 9:32 | | Ziaire Williams turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:10 | | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point tip layup | 36-32 |
| 8:59 | | Malik Beasley personal foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | Simone Fontecchio personal foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Noah Clowney makes two point cutting dunk (Nic Claxton assists) | 36-34 |
| 8:29 | | Nic Claxton blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:28 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 38-34 |
| 8:09 | | Keon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Malik Beasley steals) | ||
| 8:05 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point running layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 40-34 |
| 8:05 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:52 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 40-37 |
| 7:39 | | Ziaire Williams personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 43-37 |
| 7:05 | | Tyrese Martin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul) | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists) | 43-39 |
| 5:59 | | Reece Beekman blocks Tobias Harris's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Tobias Harris misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Nic Claxton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving layup | 43-41 |
| 5:18 | | Nic Claxton personal foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Jalen Duren blocks Tyrese Martin's two point running layup | ||
| 4:57 | |