7:10 pm
November 5

Nets @ Pistons

Who will WIN this matchup?

Brooklyn Nets (5-3)

@ Detroit Pistons (1-7)

 

Current odds:

Brooklyn Nets: (-500)

Detroit Pistons: (+400)

 

• The line for this game is Nets by 10 points.

• The Brooklyn Nets haven’t gone on the road for nearly two weeks. That will change this weekend as they embark on a six-game journey through five states and across the border. Brooklyn begins the road swing in Detroit on Friday and will also visit Toronto, Chicago, Orlando, New Orleans and Oklahoma City over the next 10 days. The Nets completed a six-game homestand with four victories, including a 117-108 triumph over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.

• The Nets took control of the Wednesday game by outscoring the Hawks 34-20 in the third quarter. Brooklyn shot 48.9 percent on the night and converted 28 fastbreak points. Kevin Durant led the way with 32 points. Harden contributed 16 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and 11 assists. He had a season-high 29 points and eight assists against Indiana on Oct. 29 and recorded a triple-double against the Pistons on Sunday. Harden, who battled a hamstring injury during last season’s playoffs and rehabbed throughout the offseason, had shot 33.3 percent in his three previous outings before the Pacers game.

• Detroit’s defense will have to improve dramatically in the rematch to stay close. Brooklyn shot 65.3 percent on Sunday while thumping the Pistons 117-91.

• Detroit will be playing the second game of a back-to-back set on Friday. The Pistons lost to the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 109-98 on Thursday, scoring just 32 points after halftime.

• The No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, recorded his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Cunningham continued to struggle with his shooting, though. He went 4-for-17 and also committed three turnovers.

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