On a night where the Detroit Pistons’ young guards played some of the best basketball of their careers, they still helped their lottery odds by losing to the Brooklyn Nets 130-123.
Detroit won each of the first two quarters to take a 6 point lead to halftime. They did so on the strength of a very balanced attack. But the real story of the first half was that Killian Hayes was maybe the best player on the floor.
Killian Hayes’ first half was perhaps the best two quarters of his career. He was aggressive while playing within the rhythm of the offense and still played his usual tough defense (four steals on the night).