The Detroit Pistons will meet the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in an NBA 2014 basketball game that will be Free Live streaming online from the Barclay's Center at 7:30 PM ET. The game will be live streamed on www.nbalivestreamfree.net.
Looking to extend the longest home winning streak in franchise history, the Nets try to avoid a four-game season sweep at the hands of the road-challenged Pistons on Friday night.
After clinching a berth with Tuesday's 105-96 win over Houston, Brooklyn (40-34) was blown out 110-81 at New York the following night. The Nets were outrebounded 41-23 and allowed the Knicks to shoot a season-high 60.0 percent.
"It was very frustrating the way we got blown out," Joe Johnson said. "For whatever reason, we had a few guys fighting and a few guys who wasn't fighting. If we're not all on the same page, you get a lopsided score like that."
While most teams would surely be looking forward to a visit from the Pistons (27-48), the Nets haven't been able to solve them. They have dropped all three meetings this season, most recently falling 111-95 at Detroit on Feb. 7.
Brooklyn has had an especially rough time against the Pistons down low, getting outrebounded by an average of 10.3 and outscored in the paint by an average of 23.3 points. Detroit center Andre Drummond is averaging 19.0 points and 17.5 boards in the last two matchups.
The Nets haven't been swept in the series since going 0-3 in 2007-08.
Though they haven't matched up well with Detroit, the Nets could have a big edge on their own court. Brooklyn has won 21 of 23 at home, including all 14 games since the start of February by an average of 11.5 points.
The Pistons, meanwhile, have dropped out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture behind a 5-19 slide. They have given up 110.4 points per game in dropping 15 of 16 on the road.