March 7, 2026, 11:29 p.m. ET

The Brooklyn Nets pulled off one of the best comeback wins in franchise history in Saturday’s 107-105 win at the Detroit Pistons as they came back from a 23-point deficit. Brooklyn got what it needed from forward Michael Porter Jr. and his 30 points and 13 rebounds, but backup center Day’Ron Sharpe was crucial in the comeback and he had the chance to explain what he saw on the floor.

“The last time we were here, they [the Pistons] broke a franchise record for [their] largest win ever so, ever since that game and [when] we played the Knicks, we just always been telling ourselves it’s all about how you respond,” Sharpe said after the win. As Sharpe alluded to, when the Nets visited the Pistons on Feb. 1, Detroit came away from that game with a 130-77 victory. Brooklyn managed to break their 10-game losing streak all the same.

“I just think it always requires a lot of effort to win,” Sharpe said when asked how key the team’s effort was to winning on Saturday as opposed to some other aspect of the matchup. “So, no matter if I’m on the court [for] 10 minutes or 30 minutes, I’m going to try my best to help us win. Bringing the energy is always what I do.”

Sharpe finished the game with an impressive statline of 13 points (6-of-10 shooting from the field, 1-of-1 from three-point range), seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals in just 21 minutes off the bench. While starting center Nic Claxton played close to his usual amount of minutes, Sharpe finished the fourth quarter as the man in the middle as he was able to impact the game on both ends of the court.

The Nets coming back from their 23-point deficit was tied for the fifth-largest comeback in franchise history and Sharpe was one of the main reasons why Brooklyn was able to close the deal down the stretch. The Nets had some interesting plays towards the end of the game that put some doubt into whether Brooklyn would be able to complete the comeback, but it was clear after the final buzzer sounded that everyone was happy to win for the first time since early February.

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