Nets Fall to 0-5 as Pistons Roll 110-94 Behind Holland's 16
Detroit's third-quarter demolition sank Brooklyn again, but Randle and Porter Jr. are still feeding your fantasy lineup through the chaos.
Volume is locked in at 22.8 PPG even on a tanking Nets team.
- Nets fall to 0-5, still searching for first win
- Pistons outscored Brooklyn 37-17 in the third
- Holland dropped 16 off the bench, 12 straight
- Detroit 5-1, best start since 2015-16
- Brooklyn held to 40% shooting, 33% in Q3
The Brooklyn Nets are still winless. A 110-94 loss to Detroit on Friday dropped them to 0-5, and it followed the exact script that's been sinking them all season: build a lead, then watch it evaporate. Brooklyn actually led by 10 in the second quarter — its biggest cushion of the year — before the Pistons flipped the game with an 18-7 close to the half and never looked back.
The third quarter was the killer. Detroit outscored Brooklyn 37-17, powered by 12 straight points from Ron Holland II, who finished with 16 off the bench. The Pistons held the Nets to 33% shooting in that frame, forced nine turnovers, and turned a one-score game into a rout. Detroit improved to 5-1, their best six-game start since 2015-16.
Paul Reed quietly stuffed the box score for the Pistons with 12 points and his usual rebounding work. He's averaging 14.2 points and 7.6 boards across five games this season (2026-27), good for 30.3 fantasy points per game — not a league-winner, but a steady deep-league body who ranks #218 in our model (#78 at his position).
The Fantasy Fallout
Here's the thing about a 0-5 team: the box scores can still be gold. Julius Randle led Brooklyn with 15 points, and he's putting up 22.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game this season (2026-27) for 39.5 fantasy points a night. That lands him at #33 overall in our rankings (#14 among forwards). Losing hasn't dented his usage one bit.
Michael Porter Jr. added 13 and sits right behind Randle statistically — 22.8 points, 7 rebounds, 38.8 fantasy points per game this season (2026-27), ranked #28 overall (#12 at the position). On a team that trails early and plays catch-up, both guys are soaking up shots. That's the silver lining for managers who rostered them.
The move is simple: hold both Nets forwards and don't let the record spook you. Randle and Porter Jr. are producing like fringe-top-35 assets regardless of the standings, and a tanking, shot-chucking offense tends to inflate counting stats rather than kill them. Reed stays a stream-only option in deep formats — fine in a pinch, not worth a priority claim.
