After swallowing three consecutive defeats and a hasty road trip, the Detroit Pistons, ranked fourteenth in the East, returned to their home games and ushered in the challenge of the Philadelphia 76ers, who ranked third in the East during the two-game losing streak.
In terms of the Pistons, although Cunningham is in hot form, this game faces a strong 76ers, and the young Pistons will undoubtedly face a bitter battle.
On the other hand, on the side of the 76ers, Embiid sits in the inner line, and whether the 76ers can end the losing streak in this battle has obviously become a major attraction of this game!
However, after four quarters of playing, with an 11-4 scoring climax, the 76ers, who were the main opponents, although in the first three quarters, once overwhelmed the Pistons and occupied the initiative on the court.
But at the end of the decisive moment, Sadiq Bay ushered in an outbreak, and the Pistons crowd took the opportunity to play a 23-4 counterattack frenzy, instantly reversing the situation on the court, and the 76ers repeatedly failed to attack, only to lose.
In the end, the Pistons also defeated the 76ers at home with a 102-94 reversal, staging a big upset at the same time, but also gave the opponent the 76ers three consecutive defeats!
In this game at home, although the Pistons once fell into a passive situation of falling behind in the score, fortunately, the team did not mess up, but played a team performance of 4 people scoring in double figures, completing a reversal + upset.
In the case of Olynic + Hayes and other main forces, each performing their duties, the joint efforts to cut the 47 + 10 Cunningham + Sadiq Bay play, it is particularly critical!
Cunningham continued the fiery feel of the previous game, starting 34 minutes and scoring a team-high 27 points on 12-of-20 shooting, plus 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.
Among them, his heroic performance of cutting down 10 points in the third quarter not only led the Pistons to bite the score, but also laid a solid foundation for the team's reversal in the final quarter!
Of course, the Pistons were able to beat the 76ers in this game, and the performance of Tigers Sadiq Bay also played a crucial role.
In this game, Sadiq Bay drove low and high, and with only 8 points in the first half, Sadiq Bay ushered in an explosion and scored 12 points, delivering 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
And his key play of scoring 10 points in the last quarter, 5 minutes, not only completely disrupted the defensive rhythm and deployment of the 76ers, but also almost single-handedly helped the Pistons complete the reversal!
I have to say that although the Pistons' record this season is not outstanding, the growth of young players such as Cunningham + Sadik Bay is definitely a big gain for the Pistons this season!
On the other hand, on the side of the 76ers, the team collapsed in the final quarter of this game, and was finally reversed, and the performance of the game of swallowing 3 consecutive defeats obviously needs to be examined.
After all, embiid played well, scoring a game-high 37 points, plus 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, Harden's play in this campaign is indeed hard to blame!
Harden was slightly sluggish in this game, starting 36 minutes, only 4 of 15 shots were not good, and the outside three-point shot was 9 and 2 of 9 completely lost the crosshairs.
Although throughout the game, Harden still handed over a personal performance of 18+9+7+2+1, but rationally speaking, he made 3 mistakes in the whole game, and in the last quarter, he shot 1 in 6 shots and had no hand feeling, which was indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
More importantly, after losing to the Pistons in this game and suffering three consecutive defeats, the 76ers' regular season record has also come to 46 wins and 30 losses, and the ranking has been officially overtaken by the Green Army and dropped to fourth in the East.
Although the gap between the 76ers and the Bucks and the Green Army is not obvious, there is one thing to say, this 76ers team will undoubtedly face more challenges and tests in the next schedule!