Pistons pull away in middle quarters to beat Nets 110-94

Player of the game

Duncan Robinson 17 PTS, 3 STL, 4 REB

7.5

The Pistons beat the Nets 110-94 at Barclays Center in NBA Cup group play, and they won it in the middle of the game. Detroit trailed 28-21 after one quarter, then outscored Brooklyn 71-38 across the second and third to take control.

Duncan Robinson was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 7.5. He finished with 17 points, 3 steals and 4 rebounds. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 20 points. Ausar Thompson handed out 6 assists and John Collins grabbed 9 rebounds.

Brooklyn won the first and fourth quarters, 28-21 and 28-18, but the damage was done by then. Moritz Wagner led the Nets with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Mikel Brown Jr. added 4 assists.

The Pistons improve to 5-1. The Nets fall to 0-5.

Chirp's Sim had Detroit as the favorite at 65% over 10,000 simulations, and the result matched that call.

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