The Nets got their most impressive win of the season Sunday night, beating the Pistons in Detroit thanks to a stifling defense and just enough offense to get by. Detroit was 30-2 at home coming into the game and had won 16 straight at the Palace, but they fell behind early, scoring a season-low 10 points in the first quarter and trailing by as many as 15 points early in the second. Their bench brought them back however, and the game was tight until midway through the fourth when the Nets built an nine-point lead with 4:28 to go. Detroit then went on a 7-0 run to make it a two-point game. The Nets couldn't buy a basket down the stretch, but they didn't have to. Chauncey Billups missed a jumper to tie the game with five seconds to go and after Vince Carter hit one of two from the line, the Nets did not give the Pistons a chance to tie it, fouling Billups immediately on the next possession and then stealing an inbounds pass with 2.4 on the clock. Detroit shot just 34.1% (the Nets weren't much better at 37.3%) from the field, with Billups and Rasheed Wallace combining to shoot just 3-20. Vince Carter led the Nets with 22 points, Nenad Krstic added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Jason Kidd grabbed a season-high 14 boards. The Nets have now won eight straight games, are 12 games over .500 for the first time this season and have won the season series over the Pistons.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Nets win eighth straight game, stop Pistons' home streak - NBA.com (Ticker)
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- New Jersey 79, Detroit 74 - AP
- Jason Collins Interview (Video) - Leslie Boghosian - YES Network
- Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - Leslie Boghosian - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Pistons - Carlos Osorio - AP
- Vertical Hold - Joe - Joe Netsfan
- Nets stand the test from best - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- RJ: Pistons might have company - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Con-Vince-ing Victory - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets use 'D' to earn a Palace 'W' - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Proving Point, Nets Stymie East Leaders on the Road - John Eligon - New York Times
- Poor shooting dooms Detroit - Chris McCosky - Detroit News
- Yuck! Pistons tangled up by Nets - Krista Latham - Detroit Free Press
- Nets riding dark horse in playoffs - Krista Latham - Detroit Free Press
- Not Bad, Nenad - Greg Anthony - ESPN
- Nets get big win on road - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Poor shooting stymies Pistons in loss to Nets - A. Sherrod Blakely - Booth Newspapers