Detroit Pistons vs Brooklyn Nets - 4/6/2024

Game Breakdown

Pistons - 103 - 113 L

• Sasser, Ivey, Brown Jr., Metu, Wiseman

  • Evbuomwan has reached his active game limit as a two-way player

  • Maybe I shouldn’t, maybe it doesn’t matter but I do give Ivey some credit for playing in all of these games

    • He has pretty darn durable through his first 2 seasons in the NBA 

    • And I am sure it’s not easy to get up for these games when you see Cade, Ausar, Duren, Stew, Grimes, Fontecchio, etc etc etc not playing (and this is NOT AT ALL me calling those guys out for them not playing, we know for a fact how serious some of the injuries they are dealing with are)

  • First action tonight is a lob for Wiseman (from Metu) using Ivey as the 2nd backscreen

    • I continue to like a lot of the set actions Monty and staff run

  • Only 4 first half TOs for the team and they take a double digit lead into halftime

    • They have a really nice start to the 2nd half….can they keep it for the rest of the game?

    • They are just trading baskets right now, would be nice if they could get some stops while they are scoring the ball

      • They are getting misses BUT giving up OREBs, they have missed a chance here to really keep a double digit lead

  • I know it ultimately doesn’t really matter but man, it would be nice to pull out this win (up 8 going into the 4th)

    • Action for Boeheim 3PA to start the quarter and he converts

    • Up 8 halfway through the 4th and Ivey is coming back in…again, would just be nice to see them finish this one off (hate to waste a 3P shooting night like the one they have had, almost 50% right now)

      • Metu bucket and big Ivey layup

      • Clowney has been awesome for the Nets here in this stretch

      • Pretty rough offensive foul by Wiseman on BLOB

      • Schroder hits a 3 and the Nets go up by 1…can they respond?

      • Ivey looks like he throws a good lob to Wiseman but not able to connect (for whatever reason, I tend to think it was a good pass that Wiseman couldn’t handle)

      • Claxton with a big time block now (just unreal rim protection from the Nets in the 2nd half).....and another one (after review)

      • Jalen Wilson with what is probably the dagger 3PM

  • Nets just absolutely destroying them on the OREBs and at the FT line

• IVEY will have a good test for his offensive game tonight being defended by Mikal Bridges

  • Hit his first 3PA of the night, picking up where he left off last game….and then hits his 2nd one on the very next possession

  • 7:45 1st is another example of good process from him

    • Tries to attack but nothing is there, doesn’t force, doesn’t take an aill advised 3PA and gives it up…gets it back, able to attack the paint and shows patience on 2 feet before finishing an 8 footer

  • Had some nice creation but even more just some quick and decisive one more passes that kept the ball moving

    • 6 assists and 0 turnovers at halftime

  • Even takes a charge here in the 1st quarter

    • Has been the best player on the floor (either team) and not sure it was particularly close

    • I think his 1st half in this game was actually better/more impressive than what he did last game because that was a little more about him just being hot from beyond the 3P line

  • Didn’t get back into the game until about 5:00 in the 2nd quarter (not necessarily “judging”, just making a note)

  • He does really need to improve the accuracy of his passes, they are SOOO off target far too often

  • I like the way he has attacked the rim in the 3rd quarter but has to find a way to make some of these drives more fruitful

    • Misses one and gets blocked on the next 2 (all 3 may have been blocked)

    • Gets another one blocked late in the game

    • LOVE the asst:to ratio (10:0) but the efficiency from the field really took a hit in the 2nd half

• SASSER continues to show that ability to create separation with the dribble to get a jump shot for himself

  • He has it going early tonight….this going to be his turn tonight after Flynn and then Ivey in the last 2?

  • He might not have the scoring output those guys had BUT he definitely has it going right now

    • This trailed off a bit in the 2nd half

• FLYNN misses his first 2 attempts again tonight, would be nice to see him just get 1 make because you know it’s probably starting to get in his head a little bit after the 50 point performance

  • Has missed his first 6 shots in this game after missing all of his attempts last game

  • I still like some of the other things he does (some real impactful defensive possessions and he has 5 assists) but he has to make shots

  • HEY!!! Finally gets one to go to extend the Pistons lead here in the 4th

• METU isn’t flashy at all but he does do some nice things, just looks like a player that has been around the league for 5/6 years

  • Really nice game so far from him as he is perfect from the floor, gets another bucket here mid 3rd

  • Stays perfect with a TOUGH running hook in the middle of the lane

  • HUGE bucket ATO and the perfect night from the floor continues

• RHODEN has actually been pretty active here in the 1st half and flashed more than a couple times (offensively and defensively)

• BROWN JR. able to knock down a couple C&S 3PAs here in the 1st half

  • He is having a really nice game in terms of making the shots the roster needs him to

    • Hits another BIG one here in the 4th as the Nets are really making a run

    • Another one to start the 4th and he has 5

  • Numbers definitely do NOT show it but I feel like he has really been trying to be active on the OREBS in the last few games (maybe it’s just been flash plays)

• WISEMAN in foul trouble in this one

• GIBSON CORNER 3PM!!! 

• NOWELL even giving them some scoring production

  • Big time 3 here middle of the 4th to keep the Nets at arms length

Nets

• Schroder, Thomas, Bridges, DFS, Claxton

  • This has been ugly for them so far and there is no doubt they are the more talented team on paper

  • They have 9 TOs in the first 13 minutes

  • They very well may come back and win this game (honestly, they probably will) but it just has not looked good when you consider they are going up against the Pistons AND this version of the Pistons

  • I do feel like the have rimmed out quite a few layups, especially in the 2nd half

• THOMAS can shoot that thing and ESPECIALLY off the bounce

  • He is DEFINITELY going to try and get his

  • He can get all the way to the rim as well

    • Has missed a couple “easy” ones here in the 3rd

• BRIDGES is the epitome of talking about availability

  • 470 consecutive games played which is more than double 2nd place (Harrison Barnes with 217 and 3rd is Obi Toppin at 120)

• SHARPE has been a monster on the boards

• SCHRODER able to put some pressure on the rim here in the 3rd

• CLOWNEY coming in and doing some good things

  • Active on the OREBs and made a corner C&S 3P

  • Has a nice contest of an Ivey drive as well and then a straight up block a couple possessions later

    • And then gets him from behind the very NEXT possession

  • Hits a smooth looking 3 in transition to pull the Nets within 4

    • Another big time block