Nets host Pistons with playoff positioning at stake

Brooklyn searches for fourth straight win

3/11/2019, 9:58 PM
Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie drives against Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins in the second half at State Farm Arena. / Jason Getz/USA TODAY Sports
Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie drives against Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins in the second half at State Farm Arena. / Jason Getz/USA TODAY Sports

The Detroit Pistons and Brooklyn Nets are vying for playoff positioning. Should the teams finished tied in the standings, the winner of the head-to-head tiebreaker would get the higher seed.

Since the teams are playing three times, the tiebreaker will be decided Monday night when the Pistons visit the Nets.

The teams split two meetings in the opening weeks of the regular season with the home team victorious each time. Detroit won 103-100 win in its season opener on Oct. 17, and Brooklyn claimed a 120-119 overtime victory on Oct. 31.

Since those two early meetings, the teams have taken various trajectories to get into contention in a crowded field. >> Read more

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