N.B.A. Roundup: Timely Run Helps Pistons Beat the Nets

With Marcus Morris sitting out with left knee tendinitis, Detroit’s two most recent draft picks got a chance to play bigger roles.

Stanley Johnson made his first start of the season and scored 8 points. But it was the seldom-used guard Darrun Hilliard who really made an impression.

Hilliard scored a season-high 8 points in his most extensive action yet, and the Pistons pulled away at the beginning of the fourth quarter for their third straight victory, a 103-89 home win over the Nets on Saturday night.

Andre Drummond had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit and was 11 of 15 from the field.

Johnson, a first-round draft pick last year, shot 4 of 13 from the field. Hilliard, a second-round pick,…