On November 5, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. Today's regular season, there was a conversation between the strong and weak teams in the East, between the Pistons and the 76ers. Although there is a huge gap between the two teams in terms of strength comparison, the game itself is still full of points of view. One point of interest is whether the 76ers can continue to maintain a high standard without Simmons. The other is to see if Corningham, the head of the 2021 draft, can get out of the haze of poor performance in the first 2 games.
In the first quarter, the Pistons attacked first, Grant scored 2 points under the basket, Corningham first sent an assist, and he also scored 2 points on a small throw. The 76ers attacked from the outside, and after Curry Jr.'s three-pointer from the outside, the two teams made it 10-10. Milton scored second offense, after which the 76ers began to fall into a scoring drought. Grant and Hayesri shot out and the Pistons played with momentum to take a 10-0 lead. The 76ers finally woke up, Maxi scored a layup, Curry Jr. blossomed eight points inside and out, and the 76ers responded with a wave of 12-3. With Grant and Orique scoring five straight points, the first quarter ended with the Pistons leading the 76ers 32-21.
In the second quarter of the game, the two teams engaged in a tug-of-war, and the scores were intertwined. Frank Jackson hit two consecutive three-pointers and the 76ers scored consecutive points under the basket in color. Maxi then scored three points on the outside, and the score between the two sides was still glued. Josh Jackson scored four straight points, and two three-pointers from Niang and Milton immediately responded. Embiid the Great made a basket and hit four consecutive free throws, and Maxi scored three points again. Glentree scored seven straight points, hayes also scored three-pointers, and the two teams were once again tied. With Grant's three-point shot and Stewart's two-pointer from the basket, the Pistons continued to lead 66-63 at halftime.
The 76ers began a massive offensive, playing a high-intensity defensive game that caused Cunningham to make consecutive turnovers and a wave of 6-0 offense to stop the Pistons. The game continued, with Cunningham scoring offensive rebounds and a combination of Embiid and Curry Jr. scoring consecutive points from outside the inside and three-point ranges to extend the 76ers' lead. Cunningham showed his true colors, hitting a long-range three-pointer, and Maxi stepped up to hit three goals in a row to color. Sadiq Bay shot three-pointers, Olynyk and Joseph scored four straight points, and Maxi scored three-pointers. At the end of the third quarter, the 76ers achieved a rebound at 86-82.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Pistons offense fell into a quagmire, continuous shooting iron, the 76ers took the opportunity to play a wave of 11-0 attack to quickly open the point difference. Grant hit a three-pointer, Cunningham scored two free throws and the Pistons tried to chase the score. Embiid scored on a mid-range jumper, and the 76ers added another wave of defensive intensity, and they always maintained a 10-point lead. Olynyk scored three points on consecutive free throws, Embiid could score on the second offense, and the Pistons saw that the chase was hopeless and had no choice but to give up the game. In the end, the 76ers easily beat the Pistons 109-98 and laughed at the five-game winning streak.
On the Pistons side, Cunningham had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Grant 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Sadiq Bay 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Stewart 6 points and 7 rebounds, Hayes 10 points and 4 rebounds, Olynyk 11 points and 5 rebounds, Josh Jackson 7 points, Frank Jackson 8 points. On the 76ers side, Embiid had 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Seth Curry 23 points, Maxi 20 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Milton 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Sable 5 points and 2 rebounds, Niang 14 points and 6 rebounds, drummond 8 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals.
In today's game, the 76ers scored in double figures, of which Curry Jr. and Maxie Jr. both scored 20+ points, especially Maxie, who played 44 minutes and cut down the 20+4+5 data, which was a good replacement for Simmons. Pistons' Champion Lang Cunningham, who picked up today, cut the data of 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, but was still scolded by many people as a parallel cargo, because his efficiency was too low, 4 of 17 shots in the whole game, 7 of 7 three-pointers and 1 of 7 three-pointers. After three games, he shot 1 of 21 from three-point range, so it's no wonder he was scolded. Hopefully this guy can get out of the slump as soon as possible!