BROOKLYN (Interstat) — Cade Cunningham scored 20 points, Duncan Robinson added 17 and Ronald Holland scored 18 off the bench as the Detroit Pistons beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-94 on Friday in an NBA game. Detroit improved to 5-1, while Brooklyn fell to 0-5. The Pistons used balanced scoring, a strong second-quarter push and a lopsided turnover advantage to win at Barclays Center in front of 17,548. Detroit scored 110 points from 106 possessions and finished with an offensive rating of 103.5. Brooklyn scored 94 points from 103 possessions and had an offensive rating of 91.0.

Detroit shot 38 of 90 from the floor, including 12 of 41 from three-point range, and made 22 of 28 free throws. Brooklyn shot 31 of 77 overall, 11 of 37 from beyond the arc, and 21 of 26 from the free-throw line. Both teams had nine offensive rebounds. Detroit finished with 14 assists, three blocks, 12 turnovers and 19 fouls. Brooklyn had eight assists, 10 blocks, 23 turnovers and 23 fouls. The Nets blocked more shots, but the Pistons finished with fewer turnovers and more assists.

Cunningham led Detroit with 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and one block in 28 minutes. Robinson had 17 points, four rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes. Holland added 18 points, three rebounds, two assists and one block in 22 minutes. Ausar Thompson contributed 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists in 26 minutes. Paul Reed scored 12 points off the bench, and John Collins had four points and nine rebounds. Detroit’s scoring was spread across its rotation, with Cunningham and Robinson serving as the primary options and Holland providing a lift from the second unit.

Brooklyn was led by Moritz Wagner, who had 16 points, eight rebounds and one assist in 23 minutes. Julius Randle finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes. Michael Porter added 13 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 26 minutes. Danny Wolf had nine points, six rebounds and two assists, and Noah Clowney finished with three points, eight rebounds, one assist and one block. The Nets got double-figure scoring from three players and a strong bench effort from Wagner, but they finished with only eight assists as a team.

The most important stretch came as Detroit turned a close game into a commanding lead. Brooklyn opened with a 3-foot two-point shot and an 8-foot running jumper from Michael Porter, a 12-foot two-point shot from Julius Randle and a 2-foot running dunk from Chaney Johnson. Detroit answered with an Ausar Thompson free throw, a 25-foot running jump shot from Cunningham, an 8-foot running pullup and free throw from Cunningham, a Thompson two-point shot and a Paul Reed layup. Brooklyn led after the first quarter, but Detroit answered in the second quarter behind Cunningham’s three free throws, Robinson’s outside shooting and a 25-foot 3-pointer from Daniss Jenkins. Robinson made a running layup and completed a three-point play, and Thompson scored just before halftime to help Detroit take control. The Pistons opened the third quarter with a 7-3 spurt capped by Reed’s driving layup and Robinson’s 26-foot 3-pointer. Cunningham followed with two free throws and two running layups, pushing Detroit’s lead to 72-59. Holland then took over. He made two free throws, hit a 25-foot 3-pointer, scored on a layup and added a driving layup. Another 22-foot 3-pointer from Holland pushed the lead to 87-64. Jenkins closed the third quarter with a 28-foot 3-pointer, and Holland opened the fourth with a running dunk that made it 94-66.

Brooklyn did not fold quietly. Keon Ellis hit a 23-foot 3-pointer, Mikel Brown scored on a running dunk and a 12-foot driving floating jump shot, and Brown made a free throw. Moritz Wagner connected from 28 feet and later made a running layup. Nolan Traore made two free throws. Detroit answered with Cunningham’s 13-foot turnaround and Thompson’s tip-in dunk. Wagner made a 4-foot hook shot, Danny Wolf made a 26-foot bank shot, Tolu Smith scored, Chaz Lanier made a 23-foot 3-pointer, Wolf hit another 26-foot 3-pointer and Terance Mann scored. Lanier had earlier made a 26-foot 3-pointer. Holland capped Detroit’s scoring with a driving dunk with 12.7 seconds remaining. Brooklyn’s final basket came on Danny Wolf’s 26-foot 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left, but the outcome had long been settled.

Detroit’s win came with a solid defensive effort against a Brooklyn team that remained winless. The Nets blocked 10 shots but committed 23 turnovers and finished with only eight assists. Detroit had 12 turnovers and 14 assists. Brooklyn’s 31-of-77 shooting night included 11 made 3-pointers and 21 made free throws, but the Nets could not string together enough stops. Detroit’s 38-of-90 shooting was not its most efficient night, but the Pistons made 12 3-pointers, got to the line 28 times and controlled the pace. The Pistons finished with a 16-point margin and improved to 5-1. The Nets, meanwhile, dropped their fifth straight game to open the season.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Detroit 108, Brooklyn 104. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Detroit with a 94 percent probability to win. Detroit had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -7.5. The total score of 204 went over the over/under line of 222.