The Pistons once again got off to a slow start, which is becoming a bit of a concerning trend. This slow start was a bit more understandable because they were on the second night of a back-to-back, but something needs to change as they will not win very many games against good teams starting out slow.
The teams spent the first three minutes exchanging clanked jumpers. The Pistons would eventually take the lead on the Nets after going on a 21-3 run to end the first quarter and start the second, but it was sparked mostly by the bench.