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76ers beat Pistons 112-106 as Jaylen Brown scores 30 and blocks Cade Cunningham in the final minute to improve to 8-1
Jaylen Brown scored 30 and Joel Embiid had 26 and 15 rebounds as Philadelphia held off Detroit 112-106 after leading by 18, with Brown's block of Cade Cunningham with 37.5 seconds left sealing the 76ers' 8-1 start.
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Jaylen Brown scored 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting, Joel Embiid had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Detroit Pistons 112-106 at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, November 4, to improve to 8-1. Philadelphia led by as many as 18, and Detroit cut it to 106-102 with 1:05 left before Brown blocked Cade Cunningham’s 31-foot pull-up and the 76ers closed it out at the line. The Pistons, who got 27 points from Duncan Robinson and 26 points with 11 assists from Cunningham, are 6-2.
Brown’s first half
Philadelphia led 29-21 after the first quarter on an 18-4 run that started with Embiid’s dunk off a LeBron James pass and ended with Brown’s 38-foot three off a Tyrese Maxey pass at the buzzer. Brown scored 23 points in the first half, the game high at that point, and the 76ers led 56-42 at halftime.
Detroit stayed within reach behind Duncan Robinson, who made 7 of 11 from three, including a 30-footer off a Paul Reed pass late in the second quarter that made it 48-38. But Philadelphia kept its margin in double figures: Adem Bona scored five straight points off two James passes, and Brown hit a three off a Maxey pass and a running 23-footer off an Edgecombe pass to make it 48-31 with 5:56 left in the half.
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The third quarter and the 18-point lead
Philadelphia won the third quarter 35-33. Detroit cut it to 62-54 when John Collins finished an alley-oop from Ausar Thompson with 8:53 left, but James hit a 25-foot three, Maxey hit a 25-footer, Embiid scored on a hook shot and a tip, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a three off a Dean Wade pass. The 76ers led 91-75 after three and 93-75 on a Brown jumper to open the fourth, their largest lead.
Detroit’s rally
The Pistons outscored Philadelphia 27-13 from there and got within 106-102 on a Cunningham driving layup with 1:05 left. Thompson scored on a running layup and a short jumper, Reed added a layup and a dunk, Kevin Huerter hit a 25-foot three and Daniss Jenkins a 26-footer, and Robinson hit a 27-footer with 1:59 left.
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With 37.5 seconds left and Philadelphia up 106-102, Cunningham took a 31-foot running pull-up, and Brown blocked it. Embiid made two free throws for a 108-102 lead with 23.7 seconds left. Robinson answered with two at the line, Maxey made two free throws, and Collins dunked off a Cunningham assist to cut it to 110-106 with 13.3 seconds left. Maxey’s two free throws with 12.5 seconds left made it 112-106, Jenkins missed a 24-footer on Detroit’s last real chance, and James lost the ball to Thompson before time expired.
The numbers
Philadelphia shot 39 of 86 (45%), made 9 of 24 threes and 25 of 28 free throws, and outrebounded Detroit 48-41 despite Ausar Thompson’s 17. The 76ers had 23 assists and 14 turnovers, and scored 44 points in the paint. Detroit shot 38 of 83 (46%), made 12 of 34 threes and 18 of 23 free throws, had 25 assists and 12 turnovers, and won the paint 46-44 and the fast break 20-14, with 7 blocks. The game had five lead changes, and the Pistons’ largest lead was six.
Embiid made all 10 of his free throws and shot 8 of 18, with 2 assists and 4 turnovers. Maxey scored 19 on 5-of-16 shooting, making all six of his free throws, and had 7 assists. James scored 13 with 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Edgecombe had 11 points. Brown added 7 rebounds, a steal and the late block to his 30.
Detroit’s side
Cunningham shot 9 of 22 with one three in nine tries, made all seven of his free throws, and had 7 rebounds, 4 turnovers, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 40 minutes. Robinson scored 27 on 8-of-12 shooting, and Collins had 16 on 7-of-9. Ausar Thompson had 11 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and Reed fouled out in 30 minutes with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 4-of-14 shooting. Huerter had 8 points off the bench and Jenkins 5 with 4 assists.
What’s next
The 76ers visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Saturday Cairo time). The Pistons host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, November 8, at 6:00 p.m. ET (1:00 a.m. Monday Cairo time).
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