Jerebko perfect from field as Pistons beat Nets
AP News | 2010-02-07 02:09:58
<div id="subtitle">Jerebko goes 9 for 9, leads Pistons to 99-92 victory over Nets</div><div><p>Jonas Jerebko scored 20 points on 9-for-9 shooting, and the Detroit Pistons snapped a five-game home losing streak with a 99-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night.</p><p>Detroit has won only two of its last eight, both in the last five days over New Jersey. The Nets lost their 14th straight on the road and are 1-26 away from home this season.</p><p>Richard Hamilton added 17 points for Detroit, while Rodney Stuckey had 10 points and 11 assists.</p><p>Devin Harris led New Jersey with 21 points, while Brook Lopez added 20.</p><p>Detroit dominated the first half with a rare strong shooting performance. The Pistons hit 60.5 percent from the floor and added six offensive rebounds to take a 56-47 lead. Jerebko had 13 in the half, while Charlie Villanueva added 12 on 4-for-4 shooting from 3-point range.</p><p>New Jersey stayed close in the third quarter, but Detroit got a buzzer-beating jumper from Will Bynum to take a 78-71 advantage into the fourth.</p><p>The Nets, though, scored the first seven points of the fourth to tie the game on Terrence Williams' dunk with 10 minutes left. New Jersey led briefly, but Hamilton's 3-pointer helped Detroit move the lead back to 93-87.</p><p>New Jersey lost two players in the final minute when Harris and Jarvis Hayes collided going for a loose ball. Harris appeared to hurt his left shoulder, while Hayes injured his left leg. Both players had to be helped back to the locker room.</p><p>NOTES: The Pistons made their first seven 3-point attempts, with the streak ending on Stuckey's long-range attempt at the halftime buzzer. ... New Jersey's only road win came Dec. 8 at Chicago. ... The Nets are now 1-42 when scoring fewer than 100 points.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68605837&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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