The Detroit Pistons (13 - 24) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (16 - 21), 98 - 93. The Pistons pulled to within two and half games of the final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference and avoided the season sweep at the hands of the Nets. After a scoreless first half, Brandon Jennings changed his sneakers and scored 20 second - half points. He added 11 assists, three rebounds, two steals, and three three - pointers while committing one turnover. Greg Monroe also double - doubled (16 points, 17 rebounds), and Andre Drummond provided 14 points, nine rebounds, two blocks, and one steal in 28 minutes. Coach Lionel Hollins replaced Sergey Karasev with Bojan Bogdanovic in the starting lineup. Bogdanovic responded with 14 points in his first start since December 8th. Kevin Garnett returned to the starting lineup after resting one game, relegating Brook Lopez to a reserve role. Lopez contributed 11 points and a team - high 15 rebounds in 27 minutes. The Nets converted just 9 - of - 31 three - pointers and were limited to six fast break points. The Nets square off against the Houston Rockets on Monday, and the Pistons travel north of the border to compete with the Toronto Raptors after one day off.
["TeamStat(G,'Pistons') has 24 Losses ,has 98 Total points ,has 13 Wins ."
 "TeamStat(G,'Nets') has 21 Losses ,has 93 Total points ,has 16 Wins ."]