Special to The Detroit News
The Pistons played with grit and hustle, and found their 3-point shooting touch in the first half Tuesday night against the Nets in Brooklyn.
Detroit led by as many as 12 points in the first 24 minutes, but then Kevin Durant (41 points) and Kyrie Irving (22) put it in high gear and the Nets (40-36) pulled away to win 130-123 and sweep the four-game season series.
It was the third consecutive loss for the Pistons (20-56), who watched the home team make 31-of-34 free throws while they made 11-of-13.