The Sixers messed around with the lowly Pistons and then fumbled away the game in the fourth quarter, losing, 102-94.
DETROIT — Cade Cunningham swung his arm in a circle to celebrate the Saddiq Bey bomb. And as a frustrated group of 76ers walked back to the bench for a desperation timeout while trailing by double digits with less than two minutes to play, the Pistons’ public-address announcer unleashed his textbook “DEEE-TROOOIT!”
A Braxton Key three-pointer followed by a Killian Hayes floater got Detroit within 85-84 with less than seven minutes to play, before a Cunningham layup gave the gave the Pistons their first lead of the game. Back-to-back three-pointers by Isaiah Livers and Bey snapped an 87-87 tie, giving Detroit a 93-87 lead about a minute later, igniting what had been a tepid home crowd while their team trailed for the bulk of the night.
Cunningham, a contender for Rookie of the Year, was an impressive 12-of-20 from the field to finish with 27 points. Bey, the former Villanova star, added 20 points, 4 assists, and 3 rebounds. Despite Rivers extending his rotation to 10 players, the Sixers bench were outscored 21-0 in the first half on 0-for-5 shooting. The only stats the reserves totaled before the break were one rebound by Shake Milton, one steal apiece by Georges Niang and Danny Green, and one block by DeAndre Jordan.
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