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The Detroit Pistons and New Jersey Nets are going to be very well acquainted by the time this week is over. After playing them seven days prior, the Pistons begin a home and home with New Jersey on Wednesday night. The Nets defeated the Pistons the last time the two teams played, the last win on NJ's schedule. Meanwhile the Pistons are fresh off two straight home wins against the Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Hornets to push them up to six wins.
Detroit have only won a single road game all season, an affair against the similarly hapless Charlotte Bobcats, and have looked awful almost every other road tangle. Going against a weaker team like the 8-18 Nets might just be their best chance in a while to snag a second road win and push their winning streak up to three games.
Both the Pistons and Nets are missing a handful of players, though Brandon Knight is expected to be back with a fancy new mask on for the Pistons after breaking his nose against the Hornets. The two teams will have their highest performing players in Deron Williams for the Nets and Greg Monroe for the Pistons. The two teams will play again almost immediately, meeting again on Friday after Wednesday's showdown.
The game will be at the Prudential Center at 7:30 PM ET.
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Pistons Vs. Nets: Detroit's Winning Streak Hits 3
The Pistons have had four losing streaks of at least three games, including a seven-game skid that ended Feb. 1. Now Detroit has a different kind of streak going.
Led by Greg Monroe’s 20 points and 12 rebounds, the Pistons beat the New Jersey Nets 99-92 Wednesday night in New Jersey. Ben Gordon returned for the first time in 11 games to add 14, and Tayshaun Prince had 15.
The win pushes Detroit’s record to 7-20.
Deron Williams had 34 points and seven assists, but it wasn’t enough for the Nets, who are now 8-19 and losers of six of the last seven.
Rookie Brandon Knight played a team-high 37 minutes for Detroit, and that after playing a season-low five minutes in Saturday’s win over New Orleans. Knight finished with13 points, four assists and four turnovers.
The Pistons’ winning streak hasn’t come against the NBA’s heavy-hitters. Their three victims – Milwaukee, New Orleans and New Jersey – are a combined 23-55 on the season. Then again, there’s no shame in winning.
Detroit faces New Jersey again on Friday, this time in Detroit. After that comes a visit from lowly Washington, which is just 5-21. As such, the streak could hit five by the time San Antonio comes to town on Tuesday.
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Feb 09 8:23a by David Vranicar