The Nets lost by 20-plus again, but this time was a little different in that the offense wasn't all that bad and the defense was the problem. The Pistons shot 56 percent from the field with six players in double-figures, cruising to 23-point victory at the Palace Sunday night. The Nets actually led by five late in the first quarter, but they went more than 6 1/2 minutes without a point and Detroit took the lead early in the second. A 7-0 run to end the half gave the Pistons a 10-point lead at the break and the Nets never threatened in the second half. Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson combined for 43 points for the Nets and Jason Kidd had 16 assists, but the Nets could just not put multiple stops together on the other end of the floor.
- Boxscore - Yahoo!
- Detroit 118, New Jersey 95 - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Horsepower - Joe - Joe Netsfan
- Nets Drop One in Detroit 118-95 - Matt McQueeny - New Jersey Nets
- Same old story for Nets - Al Iannazzone - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Post Game Plus (Video) - YES Network
- Courtside Chatter (Video) - Marv Albert & Jim Spanarkel - YES Network
- Maxiell, Pistons torch the Nets - A. Sherrod Blakely - Booth Newspapers
- Stars of the New Jersey game ... - A. Sherrod Blakely - Pistons Insider
- Pistons could do no wrong - Joanne C. Gerstner - Detroit News
- Nets suffer double trouble, fall to Pistons - David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
- Call em the NJ Nots - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets can't keep up with Pistons - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Pistons get contributions from everyone in win - Krista Jahnke - Detroit Free Press
- Hunter takes on early role - Krista Jahnke - Detroit Free Press
- Hamilton might finally be shaking his slump - Joanne C. Gerstner - Detroit News
- Rip-Flip spat not a big deal - Chris McCoskey - Detroit News
- Pistons keep hummin' along - Dan Gauruder - Oakland Press
- Nets continue their struggles - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Pistons 118, New Jersey 95 - Keith Langlois - Detroit Pistons
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Detroit Pistons - Duane Burleson - AP
- Dunk of the Night: Jason Maxiell (Video) - NBA.com
- Something's not quite the same about these Nets - Julian Garcia - The Inter-Nets