Malik Beasley scored 23 points, Cade Cunningham had 13 points and the Detroit Pistons won their fifth straight game, 113-98 over the Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets are heavily depleted, and played without four starters — Cam Thomas (hamstring), Cam Johnson (ankle), D’Angelo Russell (shin), Ben Simmons (lower back management) — and also recently hot Day’Ron Sharpe due to illness.

The Detroit Pistons stayed red-hot against the shorthanded Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, winning 113-98 for their fifth in a row.

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 32 points and nine assists ... Day’Ron Sharpe had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Tyrese Martin added 15 points and Noah Clowney scored 14 for the Nets, who have lost 10 of 13. Indiana led by 24 points in the third quarter ...

While there are tangible takeaways from this game, such as Brooklyn's lack of shooting, ability to compete in transition, and lack of defensive presence in the paint, all of those

Noah Clowney finished with a game-high 29 points, and Tyrese Martin scored 12 points ... went on a 7-0 run that cut Detroit's lead to 70-64 with 5:37 left. The Pistons responded with a 6-0 spurt ...

January 9 - Malik Beasley scored 23 points as the Detroit Pistons moved over ... Tosan Evbuomwan contributed 13, and Tyrese Martin finished with 12 and 10 rebounds. Brooklyn shot 38.4 percent ...

Claxton could not carry the Nets alone Wednesday night, and it didn’t stop them from losing their third straight game.

Noah Clowney finished with a game-high 29 points, and Tyrese Martin scored 12 points and ... Brooklyn Nets' Reece Beekman (4) drives past Detroit Pistons' Jalen Duren (0) as Tim Hardaway Jr ...

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 32 points ... Day’Ron Sharpe had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Tyrese Martin added 15 points and Noah Clowney scored 14 for the Nets, who have lost 10 of ...

Noah Clowney finished with a game-high 29 points, and Tyrese Martin scored 12 ... went on a 7-0 run that cut Detroit’s lead to 70-64 with 5:37 left. The Pistons responded with a 6-0 spurt ...

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