NETS 89, PISTONS 74 Anthony Morrow, who had been out since pulling a hamstring in mid-December, scored all of the host Nets' points in a crucial 10-2 run in the second half against Detroit.
Plagued by foul trouble, Martin remembered his role after the third quarter when he scored 15 of his 22 points, including all 7 Nets points in the first overtime and 2 in the second overtime, before fouling out with 1 minute 31 seconds to play.
Ram also went backward with net points, winning 27 in the opening two sets and only 15 in last two sets.
The Pats had an amazing 177 net points, finishing 14-2 in the regular season, led by quarterback Tom Brady and running back Corey Dillon, who ran for 1,635 yards.
Overall, Barrows earned 195 points in total, but ended with 164 net points and ranked 21st in the event.
What none of this conveys is the shot-making that brought about the breaks: the deep, deep returns of second serves (mostly by Djokovic) mixed in with net points (overwhelming, by Federer) and the searing inside-out forehands and down-the-line backhands (from both of them).
The Dow shed a net 820 points in May, its worst monthly showing since the same month in 2010.
President Barack Obama's foreign policy approval rating is down a net 5 points in two months, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Wednesday, with a record 57percentt of Americans now disapproving of his performance.
That changed in the Clippers' last two wins, as he netted 15 points in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday and 11 in a victory over the Nets. .
