The game between the Detroit Pistons and Brooklyn Nets will take place at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00 PM ET.
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The Detroit Pistons will welcome the Brooklyn Nets to the Little Caesars Arena for an NBA game on Wednesday. The Detroit Pistons lost 105-118 in their last game over the Heat. Jaden Ivey scored 30 points on 15 shots for the Pistons, while fellow rookie Jalen Duren had 20 points and 14 rebounds. “I’ve just been constantly working on my 3-point shot,” said Ivey, who was 4 for 6 from behind the arc. “I was getting down on myself when I wasn’t making them earlier in the year, but that’s changed.” Spoelstra started sending his defense hard at Ivey, and Detroit struggled to adapt.
“Did you see what he was doing to us before we started blitzing him?” Spoelstra asked. “He’s got so much speed and tonight he was hitting his 3s and his mid-range shots, which makes him even tougher. He’s a special young talent.” Butler made it 107-99 from the free throw line with 2:47 left, and after Ivey hit a tough banker, Butler’s three-point play gave Miami a nine-point lead. “He got to his right hand, and that’s what the coaches warned us about before the game,” Ivey said.
The Brooklyn Nets on the other hand lost 102-107 against the Timberwolves in their last game. Spencer Dinwiddie had 30 points and six assists, Mikal Bridges scored 24 points and Dorian Finney-Smith had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets, who had their three-game win streak snapped. Their lead over Miami for the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference was cut to one game after the Heat’s 118-105 victory in Detroit.
“There were a couple of opportunities where we didn’t keep them away from the rim,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “That ended up being the difference in the game.” Similar to their first meeting, a 124-123 Nets win, the teams traded momentum in the game, which featured 24 lead changes and eight ties. But Minnesota shot 53% in the fourth quarter and outscored Brooklyn 14-7 over the final 4:06 with Gobert, the three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, on the bench.
“We knew that we were going to have a matchup (advantage) somewhere,” Finch said. “We put as much shooting out there as we could and felt a little more comfortable guarding everyone on the perimeter, and take nothing away from Rudy; he played a great game.”
Detroit Pistons: James Wiseman, Isaiah Livers, Jalen Duren, Killian Hayes, Jaden Ivey
Brooklyn Nets: Dorian Finney-Smith, Cameron Johnson, Nic Claxton, Mikal Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie
Detroit Pistons: Marvin Bagley III, Alec Burks, Bojan Bogdanovic, Rodney McGruder, Isaiah Stewart, Hamidou Diallo, Cade Cunningham
Brooklyn Nets: Ben Simmons
The game between the Detroit Pistons and Brooklyn Nets will take place at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00 PM ET.
The match between the Detroit Pistons and Brooklyn Nets will be telecast live on Bally Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Detroit, YES Network.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Detroit, YES Network. | April 5 (7:00 PM ET) |
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