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The 76ers lacked Embiid and rested some of their key players, and trailed the Pistons for most of the game. Although Maxi chased points strongly in the final quarter, they lost 93–106, ending their three-game winning streak at the start of the season.
The 76ers, who have built a great lineup this season, fell short against the Pistons today. Although Tyrese Maxey gave an individual performance in the fourth quarter, he failed to counterattack in the absence of center Joel Embiid. They lost 93–106, ending their three-game winning streak at the start of the season.
The Pistons are also missing their main center Jalen Duren today. He recently signed a five-year, $200 million maximum-salary contract extension with the Pistons. He will not be able to play for at least two weeks due to a thigh injury. However, the team launched a tremendous 15:1 offensive attack in just over 3 minutes of the game. In the second quarter, the lead was up to 56:35; The 76ers had confidence in the 41-year-old “little emperor”james (LeBron James) scored 3 consecutive goals at the end of the quarter and made a 9:0 counterattack to narrow the gap to 12 points.
Maxey stepped up in the second half and scored consecutive points in the fourth quarter to help the 76ers narrow the gap to 75:79. However, Pistone “Ash” Robinson immediately responded with a three-point rebound. Paul Reid also scored consecutive goals at important moments. Cade Cunningham also scored at the free throw line. They jointly prevented the 76ers’ counterattack and helped the team finally finish the first three consecutive wins of the season with 106:93.
The 76ers, who played “back-to-back” games except Embiid, rested. Second-year guard VJ Edgecombe, who also played well yesterday, has also been excused from today’s game. Maxi scored 29 points, the most on the team, James scored 18 points, and Jaylen Brown scored 16 points, but only made 5 of 20 shots.
Cunningham led the Pistons with 26 points. Robinson made 5 of 9 three-pointers and contributed 21 points. Dennis Jenkins and John Collins each scored 18 and 16 points.
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The 76ers were without Embiid this campaign and were playing back-to-back games. His overall attack and defense suffered. The Pistons increased the margin in the first two quarters. Although Maxi led the team to score points in the last quarter, they could not reverse it in the end.
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The 76ers relied on Maxi to score consecutive points in the second half, once reducing the deficit to 75:79, and saw a chance for a comeback. However, the Pistons responded quickly with Robinson on the outside, and relied on Reed and Cunningham to stabilize the win.
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The 76ers led Maxi with 29 points, James scored 18 points, and Brown scored 16 points, but their shooting rate was not high. The Pistons were led by Cunningham with 26 points, Robinson scored 21 points on 5 of 9 three-pointers, and Jenkins and Collins also had stable output.
