Jaylen Brown scores 30 and blocks Cade Cunningham late as the 76ers beat the Pistons to improve to 8-1

Nov 4, 2026

76ers 112, Pistons 106

Jaylen Brown scored 30 and Joel Embiid had 26 points and 15 rebounds at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday. Philadelphia is 8-1.

Brown's first half

Brown had 23 first-half points, the game high at that point. His 38-foot three at the buzzer capped an 18-4 run and made it 29-21.

Robinson from deep

Duncan Robinson made 7 of 11 threes and scored 27 for Detroit. The 76ers still led 56-42 at the half.

An 18-point lead

Philadelphia led 91-75 after three. Brown's jumper to open the fourth made it 93-75, the largest lead of the night.

Detroit's rally

The Pistons outscored Philadelphia 27-13 the rest of the way. Cade Cunningham's layup cut it to 106-102 with 1:05 left.

The block

With Philadelphia up four, Cunningham took a 31-foot running pull-up and Brown blocked it. Embiid then made two free throws.

What's next

The 76ers visit Cleveland on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Detroit, 6-2, hosts the Lakers on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. ET.

Photo credit

Cade Cunningham with the Detroit Pistons on February 19, 2022. Photo by Erik Drost, resized.

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