New York — The Pistons followed a familiar pattern from this season and years past: falling behind by double digits and then working their way back.
They’ve done it in most of their games this season, including the opener against the Brooklyn Nets, when they trailed by 12 in the first quarter before rallying for a win.
Former Pistons guard Spencer Dinwiddie made sure it didn’t happen a second time.
The Pistons were down by 15 with three minutes to go in the first quarter and erased it in the second quarter but the Nets rallied behind Dinwiddie, who forced overtime with a 3-pointer and hit another 3 for the go-ahead basket with 7.