Cade Cunningham broke out of a slump by scoring nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons pulled away to beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-94 on Saturday night.
Cunningham scored a season-worst 11 points Friday in a 134-119 loss to Denver and only had six points through three quarters against the Nets, but had a 3-pointer and two three-point plays.came off the bench to score 23 points for the Nets, who have lost four straight. Brooklyn's starters were outscored 73-47.
The Nets were within six at the start of the fourth, but Cunningham scored six points in a 16-6 run that made it 95-81 with 7:33 left.played the first four years of his career with the Pistons before being waived in February 2024. He signed with the Nets last summer, was waived before the season and rejoined them on a 10-day contract last week. He was booed loudly by a crowd that saw him as a symbol of the 67-219 record during his time with the team.
Pistons: After starting slowly in the loss to Denver, Detroit shot 68.2% from the floor while outscoring the Nets 39-22 in the first quarter. That included 77.8% on 3-pointers.The Pistons led 68-43 at halftime, but collapsed offensively in the third quarter. They shot just 26.3% from the floor, missed nine of 10 3-pointers and turned the ball over five times.With a chance to get back into it, the Nets missed 14 of their first 16 shots in the fourth, including all six 3-point attempts.
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