Third time's not the charm: Nets 99, Pistons 96
Pistons lost to the Nets 99-96 on Wednesday night to drop them to 4-20.
| Final - 2.1.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | 23 | 15 | 33 | 25 | 96 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 99 |
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Eight Is Enough As Nets Hang On To Beat Pistons
Eight healthy Nets were enough to beat Lawrence Franks's Pistons on Wednesday. It got uncomfortable at the end, but the Nets picked up their third home win of the season, a 99-96 victory. Deron Williams led the way with 26 points and nine assists.
2nd Half Game Thread: Pistons @ Nets
Nets 49, Pistons 38 at the half.
Game 23 - Nets vs. Pistons - Wednesday, February 1, 7:30
Ben Gordon (sore left shoulder), Will Bynum (strained right foot) and Charlie Villanueva (sore right ankle) are out and didn't even travel with the team on its east coast trip. The team's biggest bright spots are two young players: sophomore center Greg Monroe, who is averaging 16 and 10, and rookie Brandon Knight, who's moving up in the first year rankings with averages of 13 and 4.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 23 | 15 | 33 | 25 | 96 |
| New Jersey | 23 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 99 |
| Detroit | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince | 39 | 9-15 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 6-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 21 |
| Jason Maxiell | 22 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 4 |
| Greg Monroe | 36 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8-3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5-0 | 21 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 24 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 7 |
| Brandon Knight | 43 | 7-18 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 15 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 31 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 14 |
| Austin Daye | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Walker Russell Jr. | 20 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Damien Wilkins | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Ben Wallace | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Will Bynum | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Charlie Villanueva | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ben Gordon | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Vernon Macklin | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-82 | 5-18 | 11-14 | 31-11 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 21-0 | 96 | |
| .488 | .278 | .786 | Team Reb: 12 | Total TO: 1 (14 pts) | |||||||
| New Jersey | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawne Williams | 37 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 11 |
| Kris Humphries | 38 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2-0 | 18 |
| Shelden Williams | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Jordan Farmar | 30 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 15 |
| Deron Williams | 42 | 12-21 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3-0 | 26 |
| Sundiata Gaines | 25 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 6-1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Jordan Williams | 20 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 8-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Keith Bogans | 17 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Mehmet Okur | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Johan Petro | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| DeShawn Stevenson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Brook Lopez | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Anthony Morrow | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Damion James | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Marshon Brooks | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38-79 | 8-23 | 15-25 | 44-19 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 14-0 | 99 | |
| .481 | .348 | .600 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 1 (12 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Marc Davis, Derrick Collins, Olandis Poole
Duration:2:19
Officials: - Marc Davis, Derrick Collins, Olandis Poole
Duration:2:19
