The Nets had their game going in the first half, building a twelve point lead going into the break. The Pistons then did what in Game 1, blowing out New Jersey by a score of 61-34 in the second half to take a 2-0 series lead. Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton each finished with 28 points for Detroit, while Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin each finished with 19 for the Nets. New Jersey will look to turn things around Sunday night as the series heads to the Meadowlands.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Nets Improve, Then Reality Sets In Fast - Steve Popper - New York Times
- Pistons 95, Nets 80 - Larry Lage - AP
- Nets Fall In An 0-2 Hole - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets come apart in second half - Brad Parks - Star-Ledger
- When Pistons rev, N.J. runs out of gas - Chris Nelson - Star-Ledger
- Big Ben's big shots takes toll on them - Don Burke - Star-Ledger
- Smarty Brown - Joe - JoeNetsfan
- Nets put themselves in 0-2 hole - Bob Considine - Asbury Park Press
- Kidd stuffed - Steve Adamek - Bergen Record
- Nets start fast, get stymied late - Will Weiss - YES Network
- Nets aren't Motown hit - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Not Half Bad - Perry A. Farrell - Detroit Free Press
- Prince and Williamson switch roles - Perry A. Farrell - Detroit Free Press
- Billups gets payback in matchup with Kidd - Jemele Hill - Detroit Free Press
- Second-half surge fuels Pistons - Chris McCosky - Detroit News
- Williamson recovers from slump - Joanne C. Gerstner - Detroit News
- Poor second half erases early effort - Jim Spadafore - Detroit News