Drummond, Jackson Help Pistons Edge Nets, 105-100
BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Andre Drummond had 21 points and 18 rebounds, Reggie Jackson scored 19 points, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Brooklyn Nets 105-100 on Monday night.
Drummond fell just shy of an NBA-high sixth 20-point, 20-rebound game of the season but delivered the tiebreaking basket on a dunk with 1:30 remaining. Jackson added a couple of clutch baskets as the Pistons avoided a third straight loss.
They had fallen to Cleveland and Toronto, the East's top two teams, but were just good enough to get by the Nets, one of the worst.
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Brook Lopez scored 27 points for the Nets, who have lost four in a row. Andrea Bargnani added 18 points off the bench.
Brooklyn led by three before Jackson tied it with a 3-pointer with 2:05 to go. He finished with six assists, while Ersan Ilyasova scored 16 points.
In a game that featured 21 lead changes and 12 ties, the Nets led 63-58 early in the third quarter before Detroit answered with a 17-2 run, capped by Drummond's slam on a lob from Brandon Jennings, to go ahead 75-65.
Drummond made all five shots in the third quarter and had 10 points and eight rebounds in the period.
TIP-INS
Pistons: Drummond finished 10 of 15 from the field and took just three free throws, making one. ... Drummond had his NBA-leading 21st game this season with 15 points and 15 rebounds and the 59th of his career. Bill Laimbeer had 61 such games, most by a Piston since the 1985-86 season.
Nets: Backup point guard Shane Larkin had eight points, a career-high 14 assists and six rebounds. ... Lopez finished one point shy of a career-best third straight game with 28 points.
UP NEXT
Pistons: Visit Boston on Wednesday.
Nets: Host Indiana on Wednesday.
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