Tyrese Martin led all Nets scorers with 23 points in Detroit on Saturday night as they fell by 21 points.
Brooklyn looked mostly listless except for a strong run in the third quarter When they outscored the Pistons 34-19 to to take a huge chunk out of the deficit and make it a six-point game.
From there, Cade Cunningham and company took over.
Brooklyn travels to San Antonio on Tuesday night to take on De'Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs.
Cam Thomas returned to the lineup for Brooklyn, but that did not result in the Nets producing a win. Thomas dumped in 16 points as did Nic Claxton and Killian Hayes, but it wasn't enough.
The Nets shot an abysmal 7 of 29 from three-point range.
The lead was cut to a single figure deficit after three quarters of play, but then Brooklyn was outscored 30-20 in the final frame.
The Nets take on the red-hot Pistons on Saturday night. Looking to get back on the winning track.
The Nets jumped out to a 30-12 first quarter lead in what many thought would be a cushion that would likely vanish sooner than later.
Surprisingly, Brooklyn maintained a sizeable advantage of 76-61 at the halftime buzzer.
By the end of the third quarter, the Thunder trailed 96-90. If was in the final frame where the real headway was made for Oklahoma City where it outscored Brooklyn, 39-25.
Nic Claxton was suspended for Wednesday's game after collecting his sixth technical foul of the season on Monday at the Wizards. Day'Ron Sharpe started in his place and enjoyed a monster game with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, while shooting 8 of 10 from the field and 2 of 3 from 3-point range.
The Nets set a new franchise record with 61 attempts from beyond the arc. Killian Hayes had a breakout game with 19 points and 7 assists and Cam Johnson tallied the exact same stat line.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the charge for the Thunder with 27 and Aaron Wiggins added 24.
The Nets host the Trailblazers Friday looking to snap a two game skid and climb closer to the final play-in spot as they trail Chicago by 1.5 games.
The Washington Wizards have been the Nets' kryptonite this season. Brooklyn has lost both meetings with the NBA's worst team record-wise.
Jordan Poole carved up the Nets defense on Monday with 26 points, while Bilal Coulibaly added 20. Zaire Williams paced Brooklyn with 19 and Cam Johnson dumped in 17.
In his second game since being called-up from the G-league's Long Island Nets, Killian Hayes scored 7 points and dished out eight assists.
Brooklyn shot a dismal 39.3 percent from the field and largely failed to capitalize on Washington's whopping 24 turnovers.
The Nets lead 97-96 with 3:14 remaining in the game and were outscored 11-2 for the rest of the contest.
Brooklyn lost yet again to the team with the worst record in the NBA and on Wednesday will welcome the team with the league's second -best record, the Oklahoma City Thunder, to Barclays.
If the Brooklyn Nets were supposed to be losing this season, they're doing a bad job of it lately.
Nic Claxton's put back sealed a victory for Brooklyn in Philadelphia on Saturday night.
Playing without D'Angelo Russell, Brooklyn didn't miss a beat against the 76ers. Cam Johnson led the way with 23 points, while Claxton added 19 points and six boards.
The Nets shot just 7 of 28 from 3-point range in the City of Brotherly Love, but still earned their seventh win in nine tries.
Brooklyn is now tied in the loss column with Chicago for the final play-in spot.
The pro-tanking crowd is shrinking back into their caves, while the Nets are facing the NBA league worst Wizards in the Nation's capital on Monday looking to move further to the Eastern Conference standings.
The Brooklyn Nets won their twentieth game of the season before the All-Star break after many oddsmakers pinned the Nets at less than 19 wins for the entire season.
The Nets have now won six out of the past seven games and in all six wins they held their opponents under 100 points.
Jordi Fernandez and crew had a scare late in the game when the Nets coach pulled his starters only to see Philadelphia close a 10 point gap to just four points within the last minute.
D'Angelo Russell had 22 points and Trendon Watford dumped in 18. Brooklyn out-rebounded Philadelphia 50-38 as the Sixers were playing without Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid.
The Nets are now in the play-in mix as they enter the All-Star break.
The Brooklyn Nets won their fifth game in six contests with a steady 97-89 victory over Charlotte. Nic Claxton led the way for Brooklyn with 16 points, while six Nets reached double figures in scoring.
The Nets have been staunched defensively over the recent hot streak, and even with the LaMelo Ball in the fold, Jordi Fernandez's crew was very stingy.
The Hornets shot just 41% from the field and 19.4% from 3-point range. Brooklyn has now pulled to within three games in the loss column of Chicago for the final spot in the play-in tournament.
The Nets will play host to Philadelphia on Wednesday night in the final game before the All-Star break.
If all things break right for Brooklyn, it could be only one game back of the loss column for the final play-in spot.
Cam Johnson will represent the Nets during Saturday night's All-Star 3-point competition.
Before Brooklyn heads into the break, they'll be looking to wrap up the first half of the schedule on a high note.
