New York — There was a time the Pistons still had a fighting chance of making the playoffs, with the Brooklyn Nets within a reasonable distance in the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.
Those hopes of catching the Nets are evaporating.
They’ve dwindled more within the past week, with the Pistons hitting another slump, which included an overtime loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.
Add another loss to the list.
The Pistons fell behind by a dozen in the first half and regained the lead, but had a poor start to the fourth quarter and couldn’t recover, as the Nets took a 125-115 victory on Wednesday night at Barclays Center.