While the Nets hardly drew a full house away from three hours of pre-game festivities, it was a start.
Fewer than 6,000 fans showed for a Seattle game, and the Nets are drawing fewer than 10,000 a home outing.
The Nets drew an average of 16,478 for those games.
In the team's third home game last season, the Nets drew 5,277 fans.
The Nets have won all four home games but are drawing an average of only 6,547 fans.
Each time the Nets drew a foul, one or more Pistons players complained to the referees.
Meanwhile, the 'Net is drawing more and more eyeballs for data on housing, entertainment, and jobs-especially among the young.
But there were no answers as the Nets never drew within double figures again, posting their second-lowest shooting percentage of the season (32.9).
Here, too, the Nets can draw on another relationship.
The Nets never drew closer than 7 points in the fourth quarter, and Miami scored the game's final 7 points.