Nets finally win at Detroit, 93-90

Lopez's shot with 17.8 seconds remaining gave the Nets a three-point lead, and they held on for a 93-90 victory against the Pistons on Wednesday that was their first win at Detroit since 2006. Lopez scored 30 points Tuesday night in a loss to the Lakers, but he wasn't thrilled with the way he played in the final minutes.

His outlook was much different Wednesday.

"Tonight, we were great in the last three-to-five minutes," Lopez said. "I was just in the mindset that I wanted to go strong — but more importantly, make the right play. ... It stayed single coverage. So, you want to be aggressive and be strong."

Monroe's layup with 10.4 seconds left cut the lead to one, and Detroit went for a quick trap off the inbound pass. But the Pistons were called for a foul, and Joe Johnson made both free throws.

Will Bynum's tying 3-point attempt from the right corner was short in the final seconds.

"There were many opportunities and controlled situations and we didn't do a very good job," Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said. "All those things add up. We had opportunities at the rim and didn't convert."

Lopez scored 17 points and Johnson added 16 for Brooklyn.

Detroit led by 13 in the second quarter, but the Pistons were only ahead 46-40 at halftime, and they were held to 17 points in the fourth quarter. Monroe led Detroit with 23 points.

"They went small and we should've stuck to our strong point and pushed the ball," Detroit forward Jason Maxiell said.

The Nets had lost 10 in a row to the Pistons on the road.

Brooklyn improved to 18-1 this season when facing a team under .500.