The Nets win over the Pistons shouldn’t be seen as a big barometer of success. The Pistons are not a good basketball team. Only two teams have a worse record than Detroit’s 1-5 mark. Moreover they were on the back half of a back-to-back and without Cade Cunningham, the overall No. 1 Draft pick.
Still, Brooklyn is looking at the 117-91 victory for signs that the team is playing better and indeed there were good signs. The Steve Nash experiment with a small ball lineup has produced some defensive dividends and James Harden is finally getting there .