The New Jersey Nets eliminated any chance of finishing with the worst record in NBA history, beating the Detroit Pistons 115-107 on Friday night.
Brook Lopez scored a career-high 37 points and Yi Jianlian had a career-best 31 to lead the Nets to their ninth win. For the first time this season, the Nets have won two consecutive games.
Even if New Jersey (9-63) loses its final 10 games, it can do no worse than tie the league mark for the worst record (9-73), set by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1972-73. Hey, and that’s not the worst.
Tayshaun Prince had 27 points for the Pistons, who lost their seventh in a row and 14 in 16 games.