It was yet another win that wasn’t pretty — okay it was ugly. Nevertheless, it was a win that was certainly needed.
The Brooklyn Nets, who led by two points entering the fourth, absorbed a dominant fourth-quarter scoring burst by the Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham to escape with a much-needed home win. The final score: 130-123. With the victory, Brooklyn improves to 40-36 on the season and 17-20 at Barclays Center this season. Cunningham, the top selection in the 2021 NBA Draft class, scored 17 of his career-high 34 points in the final period but it wasn’t enough to take home the win.