With nine players out and Lionel Hollins often playing third string lineups, the Nets beat the Pistons Thursday for their first win of the season, 93-83, in Detroit. Shane Larkin, filling in for a resting Jarrett Jack, finished with 17 points, as did Brook Lopez and for the second straight game, Wayne Ellington had 16.
The Nets led from midway in the first quarter with the lead ballooning to 16 at one point in the fourth. The Nets are now 1-1, their loss coming Monday vs.