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Heres what else the Brooklyn Nets are at the moment: a last-place
disappointment.
"Tough times right now," forward Kevin Garnett said.
They got tougher Sunday, when reserve Rodney Stuckey scored a
season-high 27 points in the Detroit Pistons 109-97 victory that sent
the Nets to a fifth straight loss and sole possession of the Atlantic
Division basement.
The Nets, with their enormous payroll and enormous expectations, fell to
3-10, a half-game behind the New York Knicks, and were hearing boos at
Barclays Center in the second half.
"The balls just bouncing the opponents way right now and weve just got
to stay together," coach Jason Kidd said.
Greg Monroe had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, who bounced
back from consecutive losses to Atlanta. Brandon Jennings added 14
points and 10 assists, making all 10 free throws to make up for a
2-for-10 shooting performance.
"Road wins are hard to get and any time you get a road win its huge,"
Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks said.
Joe Johnson made eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 34 points,
but the short-handed Nets couldnt overcome another cold night from
Paul Pierce and Garnett, who were a combined 7 for 22.
Pierce finished with 19 points, but was 5 of 13 after making his last
two when the game was long since decided. Garnett shot 2 of 9 for four
points.
The Nets again played without starters Brook Lopez and Deron Williams,
who have sprained left ankles, and top reserves Andrei Kirilenko (back
spasms) and Jason Terry (bruised left knee).
"Its tough when look at the record, 3-10, 3-11, whatever our record is,
and know weve dug ourselves quite a big hole, no matter if weve got the
injuries or not," Pierce said. "We still feel like were talented enough
to win these type of games."
They played a strong first half but were undone again by a miserable
third quarter, as they have in all 10 losses.
The Nets had been outscored by 77 points (8.6 per game) in the third
quarters of their first nine losses and thhey were even worse in this
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"We have to be worst team in the league when it comes to third quarters
and thats not acceptable," Garnett said.
Leading by seven at halftime, Brooklyn needed less than 4 minutes to
fall behind by four after Detroit came out of the locker room with a
15-4 spurt. Then, leading by one midway through the period, the Pistons
outscored the Nets 17-6 to close the quarter and take a 78-66 advantage
to the fourth.
Stuckey kept the Nets at bay from there, scoring 17 in the fourth. He
came in leading all Eastern Conference reserves with 14.8 points per
game and helped the Pistons overcome 4-for-20 shooting from starting
guards Jennings and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
"Im just trying to come in and just be that energy guy that we need off
the bench," Stuckey said. "Just bring energy and whatever my teammates
need me to do. They rely on me to score some baskets. Thats what Ive got
to do."
Meanwhile, the team with the payroll of around $180 million after luxury
taxes went with the likes of Mason Plumlee and Mirza Teletovic for much
of the fourth quarter before Kidd finally went back to Pierce and
Garnett with about 4 minutes left.
Brooklyn cut a 16-point deficit to 96-91 after consecutive 3-pointers by
Johnson, but Stuckey banked in a jumper, and Monroe followed Johnsons
free throw with a dunk to push the lead to 100-92 with 2:18 to play.
Nets players made the first four baskets, though the last of those
counted for the Pistons when Andray Blatche tipped it into his own hoop.
Detroit led 23-19 after one quarter.
But Johnson hit all five shots and scored 13 points in the second, when
Brooklyn made 13 of 17 (76.5 per cent). A 3-pointer from Pierce and two
from Johnson led the Nets on a 16-5 surge that turned a one-point
deficit into a 51-41 lead.
NOTES: Detroits Andre Drummond finished with nine points and 10
rebounds, ending his streak of seven straight double-doubles. He was 1
of 4 after the Nets resorted to intentionally fouling him in the fourth
quarter. ... Garnett tied Hall of Famer Gary Payton for ninth on the
NBAs career list with his 1,335th game.
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