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.

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.

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 ...

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

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

The Nets lost to the Pistons 113-98 and at times, it looked like there were two different teams playing with Brooklyn being so depleted. To that point, some of the younger players took advantage such as Noah Clowney,

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 ...

Before Brooklyn leaves to go on a 6-game west coast road trip, they at least wanted to end their homestand on a good note against the Detroit Pistons ... and Tyrese Martin, who notched his ...

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 ...

TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 15: Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons celebrates with teammates ... finished with a game-high 29 points, and Tyrese Martin scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds ...

NEW YORK — Malik Beasley scored 23 points, Cade Cunningham had 13 points and the Detroit Pistons won their fifth ... with a game-high 29 points, and Tyrese Martin scored 12 points and had ...