Nets (118) vs Pistons (112) · Dec 26, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 26, 2023

Game Recap

Despite Cade Cunningham’s 41 points (37 in the 2nd Half), the Pistons fell to the Nets, 118-112. Cam Johnson recorded a team-high 24 points and four 3PM for the Nets, while Mikal Bridges added 21 points, four rebounds and three assists in the victory. Cade Cunningham’s 37 points in the 2nd Half is the most by any Pistons player in a half since 1997-98. The Nets have won back-to-back games as they improve to 15-15 on the season, while the Pistons fall to 2-28.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BKN	25	36	27	30	118
DET	31	23	31	27	112

NETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Mikal BridgesSF	39	6-14	0-1	9-15	4	3	0	0	3	2	21	0
2Cameron JohnsonPF	26	9-13	4-6	2-4	2	1	1	0	0	0	24	-6
33Nic ClaxtonC	26	5-5	0-0	1-3	11	2	0	3	0	2	11	-9
24Cam ThomasSG	22	7-13	0-1	3-4	1	1	0	0	2	4	17	-4
26Spencer DinwiddiePG	34	2-11	0-3	5-8	5	6	1	0	0	4	9	+1
4Dennis Smith Jr.	21	3-8	0-1	0-0	2	3	1	0	3	3	6	+3
28Dorian Finney-Smith	32	3-8	3-7	2-2	4	1	1	0	0	4	11	+16
20Day'Ron Sharpe	21	3-4	0-0	5-7	11	3	2	4	1	1	11	+15
00Royce O'Neale	15	3-6	2-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	8	+14
14Harry Giles III	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Trendon Watford	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Jalen Wilson	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		41-8250.0%	9-2240.9%	27-4362.8%	42	22	6	7	9	22	118

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
44Bojan BogdanovicSF	38	9-19	3-9	2-3	3	2	0	0	4	6	23	-3
28Isaiah StewartPF	35	2-7	1-2	2-4	11	4	0	0	0	2	7	+12
0Jalen DurenC	33	6-11	0-0	0-0	15	4	1	1	1	3	12	+8
23Jaden IveySG	28	3-12	0-2	3-6	3	4	3	1	1	5	9	+12
2Cade CunninghamPG	36	15-21	3-4	8-10	9	5	1	1	3	4	41	+5
25Marcus Sasser	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-11
24Kevin Knox II	11	1-4	0-1	1-1	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	-11
13James Wiseman	12	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	-12
9Ausar Thompson	8	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	-5
14Alec Burks	25	4-11	2-6	5-6	5	0	0	0	2	1	15	-25
35Marvin Bagley III	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Joe Harris	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Killian Hayes	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Isaiah Livers	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		40-9044.4%	9-2536.0%	23-3271.9%	52	20	6	4	13	27	112

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterbkndet

(11:57) Jump Ball Duren vs. Claxton: Tip to Ivey
(11:44) Bogdanovic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:44) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(11:24) MISS Bridges 2' Driving Layup
(11:22) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:17) MISS Ivey 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:12) Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:12) Stewart Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:02) MISS Dinwiddie 3' Driving Layup
(10:59) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:57) MISS Bogdanovic 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:53) Stewart REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (10:51) Duren 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Stewart 1 AST)
04
(10:34) Duren S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)
(10:34) MISS Claxton Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:34) Nets Rebound
+1 (10:34) Claxton Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
14
(10:12) MISS Cunningham 4' Driving Layup
(10:09) Claxton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:08) Thomas Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:08) Ivey STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:02) Bogdanovic 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Ivey 1 AST)
16
(9:50) MISS Thomas 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:47) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:41) Dinwiddie S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(9:41) MISS Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:41) PISTONS Rebound
+1 (9:41) Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
17
(9:26) MISS Bridges 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:24) Stewart REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(9:14) MISS Ivey 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:13) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(9:12) MISS Duren 2' Putback Layup
(9:08) Dinwiddie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:05) MISS Dinwiddie 4' Running Layup
(9:01) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:00) Bogdanovic 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
19
(9:00) Nets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (8:45) Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dinwiddie 1 AST)
49
+2 (8:30) Duren 3' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
411
(8:18) MISS Bridges 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:16) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:11) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
+1 (8:11) Ivey Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
412
+1 (8:11) Ivey Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
413
(7:57) Ivey S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Collins)
+1 (7:57) Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
513
(7:57) MISS Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:53) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (7:41) Cunningham 6' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
515
+2 (7:20) Thomas 6' Floating Jump Shot (3 PTS)
715
(7:07) MISS Stewart 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:05) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:56) Bridges Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:56) Ivey STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (6:51) Bogdanovic 3PT Running Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Cunningham 3 AST)
718
(6:30) MISS Dinwiddie 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:28) Stewart REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (6:22) Bogdanovic 7' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Stewart 2 AST)
720
(6:22) Dinwiddie S.FOUL (P2.T3) (D.Collins)
(6:22) MISS Bogdanovic Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:19) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:07) Cunningham S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Collins)
(6:07) MISS Sharpe Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:07) Nets Rebound
+1 (6:07) Sharpe Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
820
(5:51) MISS Bogdanovic 1' Driving Layup
(5:51) Sharpe BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:51) Duren REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (5:49) Duren Tip Dunk Shot (6 PTS)
822
(5:42) Cunningham S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Goble)
+1 (5:42) Dinwiddie Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
922
+1 (5:42) Dinwiddie Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1022
(5:23) MISS Cunningham 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:20) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:13) Sharpe 2' Cutting Layup Shot (3 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
1222
(5:02) MISS Duren 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:59) Sharpe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:42) Smith Jr. 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1422
(4:41) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:24) MISS Stewart 5' Layup
(4:18) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:14) Smith Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:12) Finney-Smith L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Collins)
(4:02) MISS Knox II 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:59) Sharpe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:54) Nets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(3:45) MISS O'Neale 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:43) Nets Rebound
+2 (3:38) Thomas 9' Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sharpe 1 AST)
1622
(3:25) MISS Burks 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:22) Wiseman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:12) Finney-Smith P.FOUL (P2.PN) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (3:12) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1623
+1 (3:12) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1624
(2:52) MISS Smith Jr. 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(2:49) Sharpe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:49) MISS Sharpe 1' Layup
(2:49) Nets Rebound
(2:44) Jump Ball Thompson vs. O'Neale: Tip to Smith Jr.
+3 (2:40) Finney-Smith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith Jr. 2 AST)
1924
+2 (2:21) Bogdanovic 16' Fadeaway Jumper (11 PTS)
1926
+2 (2:11) Thomas 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2126
+2 (1:56) Burks 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2128
+2 (1:33) Thomas 16' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Finney-Smith 1 AST)
2328
(1:21) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Collins)
(1:21) MISS Ivey Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:21) PISTONS Rebound
+1 (1:21) Ivey Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2329
(1:08) MISS Thomas 9' Floating Jump Shot
(1:08) Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:08) PISTONS Rebound
(0:57) Bogdanovic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(0:57) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(0:52) Smith Jr. Traveling Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:36) MISS Bogdanovic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:34) Sharpe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:23) Thomas 18' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Sharpe 2 AST)
2529
+2 (0:03) Ivey 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2531
(0:01) Thomas Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:01) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(0:01) MISS Thompson 13' Jump Bank Shot
(0:01) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BKN

DET

118Points112

41-82(50.0%)Field Goal(%)40-90(44.4%)

9-22(40.9%)3-Point(%)9-25(36.0%)

27-43(62.8%)Free Throw(%)23-32(71.9%)

42(7)Rebounds(Offensive)52(16)

22Assists20

6Steals6

7Blocks4

9Turnovers13

22Fouls27

44Pts In The Paint50

4Fast Break Pts24

14Pts Off Turnovers10

36Bench Pts20

11Largest Lead14

Game Details

Tuesday, December 26, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 19,811 (96.7%)