Detroit Pistons Hand Brooklyn Nets 130-77 Loss in Most Lopsided Win in Team History
The Pistons set a franchise record with a 53-point win as All-Stars Jalen Duren and Cade Cunningham led Detroit to a 36-12 season record.
- On Sunday, the Detroit Pistons defeated the Brooklyn Nets 130-77 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, recording the largest margin in Pistons history as they start a four-game homestand.
- With Brooklyn's miscues, including more turnovers than made baskets and Michael Porter Jr.'s absence, Detroit's All-Stars Duren and Cunningham led the rout.
- The victory also moved Detroit Pistons to a 36-12 record, with Jenkins leading reserves with 18 points; Brooklyn fell to 13-35.
- The result exposed an embarrassing loss that signaled offseason work for Sean Marks and the Brooklyn Nets front office, highlighting the team's performance gap with Eastern Conference leaders.
- Longer-Term, Sunday's game suggests all five of Brooklyn's 2025 first-round picks struggled, highlighting their developmental runway despite a promising group.
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Detroit Pistons hand Brooklyn Nets 130-77 loss in most lopsided win in team history
Jalen Duren had 21 points and 10 rebounds after being added to the All-Star Game on Sunday night as an Eastern Conference reserve, and the Detroit Pistons routed the Brooklyn Nets 130-77 in the most-lopsided victory in franchise history.
DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Duren scored 21 points and scored ten rebounds after being added to the Stars Game on Sunday night as an East Conference reserve, and the Detroit Pistons crushed the Brooklyn Nets 130-77 in the most unequal victory in the franchise’s history. The 53-point margin surpassed the 52-point mark set in a 118-66 win in Boston on 31 January 2003. Nets suffered a 54-unit defeat — 120-66 — on 21 January against New York. Cade Cunningh…
All-Stars Jalen Duren, Cade Cunningham power Pistons' rout of Nets
Jalen Duren, who was named an NBA All-Star for the first time prior to the game, had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the host Detroit Pistons pounded the Brooklyn Nets 130-77 on Sunday.
Pistons rout Nets 130-77 in most-lopsided victory in franchise history
Jalen Duren had 21 points and 10 rebounds after being added to the All-Star Game on Sunday night as an Eastern Conference reserve, and the Detroit Pistons routed the Brooklyn Nets 130-77 in the most-lopsided victory in franchise history.
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