The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Detroit Pistons, 113-103, at Barclays Center on Saturday night.

The battle of the two non-contenders began with the Pistons (13-65) looking surprisingly dominant with strong play on both ends of the floor, resulting in a 35-23 lead over the Nets (31-47) after one. Brooklyn was only able to lop four points from its deficit over the middle periods, still leaving Detroit in seemingly good position heading into the fourth quarter. However, the hosts then played their best basketball of the night by far in the final period, outscoring the visitors by a 38-20 margin in the last 12 minutes.

Chimezie Metu led the Pistons with 20 points, supplementing them with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals. Marcus Sasser supplied 18 points, six assists, one rebound and one steal. Jaden Ivey generated a 16-point, 10-assist double-double that included four rebounds and two steals. Troy Brown Jr. furnished 15 points, two rebounds and one steal. Jaylen Nowell finished with 12 points, four rebounds and one block.

Cam Thomas paced the Nets with 32 points, adding six rebounds, five assists and one steal. Dennis Schroder totaled 24 points, six assists and five rebounds. Noah Clowney recorded 17 points, six rebounds and four blocks. Mikal Bridges delivered 13 points, three assists, two rebounds and one steal. Jalen Wilson supplied 10 points, four boards, one assist and one steal.

The Pistons remain on the road and visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, while the Nets remain home and host the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.