Philadelphia 76ers heart Joel Embiid (21) knocks the ball away from Detroit Pistons guard Jared Rhoden (8) throughout the second half of an NBA basketball in-season event sport Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Picture/Duane Burleson)
DETROIT — Joel Embiid had 33 factors and 16 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers gained their seventh straight sport and handed Detroit its seventh loss in a row, beating the Pistons 114-106 on Friday night time in an NBA In-Season Match opener.
Tyrese Maxey had 29 factors, 10 assists and 0 turnovers for the 76ers, undefeated since a gap loss at Milwaukee. Former Piston Tobias Harris had 24 factors, and the starters scored 104 of the 76ers’ factors.
“We are able to’t be a one-man crew or a two-man crew – we have to get manufacturing from Tobias, (De’Anthony) Melton and Kelly (Oubre, Jr.),” 76ers coach Nick Nurse mentioned. “We all know there are occasions when groups are going to need to put two guys on Joel or two guys on Tyrese, and we’ve acquired to have the ability to reap the benefits of these conditions.”
The Sixers’ star duo takes OVER and leads Philly to a 1-0 begin within the NBA In-Season Match!
Embiid: 33 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK
Maxey: 29 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST, 3 STL pic.twitter.com/44rECfSuTf— NBA (@NBA) November 11, 2023
Killian Hayes led the Pistons with 23 factors and Cade Cunningham added 21 for the short-handed Pistons, who misplaced Jalen Duren to an ankle damage.
“Anytime a man can’t end the sport, it’s a concern,” Pistons coach Monty Williams mentioned. “However we will’t use accidents as an excuse.”
Detroit allowed 41 free-throw makes an attempt, together with 19 for Embiid.
“Joel is hard sufficient to protect — when he’s waving his arms round and hitting folks, that’s not a shot,” Williams mentioned. “That’s not what beat us, although. We simply made too many large errors.”
The 76ers acquired a quick damage scare within the third quarter when Cunningham misplaced his footing on the grey courtroom and slid into Embiid’s legs as he was taking a jumper. Embiid acquired up slowly and limped off, however was in a position to return after a timeout.
Patrick Beverly missed the second half with neck soreness. Nurse wasn’t certain if he would miss any time.
Detroit led 71-68 late within the third, however the 76ers completed the interval on a 15-6 run to go forward 83-77. Philadelphia outscored the Pistons 35-21 within the quarter, due to 16 factors from Embiid.
“I assumed they performed the identical protection within the second as they did within the third, however they have been just a little extra bodily,” Williams mentioned. “We backed off just a little — we have been making an attempt to run our stuff from halfcourt and that acquired us into loads of late-clock conditions.”
Philadelphia scored the primary 5 factors of the fourth, shifting the result in 11, and have been up by 17 down the stretch.
The Pistons led 33-21 on the finish of the primary quarter and by as many as 16 within the second.
“I assumed we have been a couple of half-step sluggish at the beginning of the sport and so they have been about two steps quick,” Nurse mentioned. “They have been kicking our backsides in each section of the sport, however we hung in there and performed lots higher within the second half.”
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76ers: Host Indiana on Monday night time.
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