How many ways was this loss ugly? Let us count the ways.
The Detroit Pistons handed the Brooklyn Nets their third straight loss, 122-111. With the loss, Brooklyn falls to 14-12 on the season and are now 7-11 against under .500 teams while Detroit improves to 6-18 on the season. This was the first time Brooklyn lost three straight games this season.
The loss put into bold face three of the Nets worst habits ... and much more: poor defense, turnovers, constant struggles to overcome heavy deficits (caused by that defense and those turnovers, and seemingly taking under-.