By Can Erozden
ANKARA (AA) - Kevin Durant scored a season-high 51 points as his team Brooklyn Nets toppled the Detroit Pistons 116-104 in a Sunday NBA game.
Durant gave massive support to Brooklyn in this game that the Nets rested another team superstar James Harden.
The Nets earned their 19th win to lead the Eastern Conference. They have eight losses in the 2021-22 regular season.
Brooklyn superstar Durant, a two-time NBA champion, displayed one of his best performances in Detroit as the 33-year-old forward previously scored at least 50 points six times in his 13-year NBA experience.
In addition to his 51 points, Durant made nine assists.
The Pistons were leading the game 91-86 by the end of the third quarter.
But Durant-led Nets have shown significant performance in the fourth quarter against them at Little Caesars Arena as the visitors scored 30 points.
Durant scored from the free-throw line to make the score 102-92 for Brooklyn with 7:02 left. It was one of the turning points for the winners as the gap was double-digit after his score.
The Nets have never looked back in the fourth period as Durant scored a jump shot to give his team a 16-point lead with 1:20 left to the buzzer, 116-100.
This was their biggest lead in the match.
Home team Detroit racked up 13 points in the fourth quarter, so Brooklyn secured a 116-104 victory.
The Nets point guard Patty Mills had 18 points against the Pistons and his teammate LaMarcus Aldridge added 15 points for Brooklyn.
Detroit rookie Cade Cunningham tallied 26 points, eight rebounds, and six assists.
Frank Jackson scored 25 points for the Pistons, and Saben Lee added 17 points for Detroit.
In the next fixture, the Nets will host the Toronto Raptors from Canada on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Pistons will visit the Chicago Bulls on the same day.
Detroit have a 4-22 win/loss record before going to Chicago.
- Results
New York Knicks - Milwaukee Bucks: 97-112
Detroit Pistons - Brooklyn Nets: 104-116
Oklahoma City Thunder - Dallas Mavericks: 84-103
San Antonio Spurs - New Orleans Pelicans: 112-97
Portland Trail Blazers - Minnesota Timberwolves: 111-116
Los Angeles Lakers - Orlando Magic: 106-94