There was no surprise in the clash of extremes between first and last in the Eastern Conference. Detroit indeed displayed good resistance for three and a half quarters before faltering in the face of the solidity of the Sixers and the aggressiveness of the Maxey-Embiid duo. The Pistons, however, surprised the Sixers who were a little amorphous from the start, with Killian Hayes at the helm! Alongside Cade Cunningham, the French leader from Detroit was in all the good shots, first in scoring then in passing to quickly increase the gap to +10 (17-7).
Killian Hayes then did it again during his return at the end of the first quarter by distinguishing himself with a 3-pointer then two assists for outside baskets from Jared Rhoden and Marcus Sasser at the buzzer (33-21).
The lead increased to +16 in the middle of the second act and Detroit was still at +15 three minutes before the break after a new basket from Killian Hayes (56-41).
Until a first rapprochement of the Sixers before the break, inspired by the Harris-Embiid duo (56-48), then a new run upon returning from the locker room to conclude a 16-2 and completely restart the match (58-57) , this time with Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. at the helm to support Joel Embiid.
Detroit suffocated from the start of the fourth quarter
Everything had to be done again for the Pistons, who were increasingly struggling against the imposing Joel Embiid, who did not hesitate to score his 13th and 14th free throws of the evening to equalize and then put his own in the lead. (71-72).
At the head of the racket, De’Anthony Melton and Nicolas Batum brought the Sixers back to business with two 3-pointers which gave Philly its first big gap of the match (73-81). And despite all the efforts of Killian Hayes at the end of the third quarter (77-83), Detroit quickly plunged afterwards.
Everything changed when De’Anthony Melton and Tyrese Maxey stepped on the accelerator with a new 3-pointer for the first and three sequences in transition concluded by two baskets and a lobbed pass for Tobias Harris for the second (79-94) . While the Pistons continued to splutter their basketball on offense, the Sixers took the opportunity to kill the suspense for good, including 7 straight points from Tobias Harris to bring the score to 95-110 and secure a 7th consecutive victory in Philly (106-114). It’s also the Pistons’ 7th defeat in a row…
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– Killian Hayes on his way. Even if he plunged like the others in the last act, the Frenchman had until then delivered an almost perfect performance. Involved in scoring or passing on 15 of his team’s 33 points in the first quarter, the Pistons’ top scorer at the break with 14 points and 6 assists, he even lit the last spark at the end of the third quarter. to keep his people alive. If Detroit continues to lose, Killian Hayes continues to show good things, to prove that he deserves all the confidence of Monty Williams with his 23 points, his record this season.
– Sixers free throws. Nick Nurse’s players used this good aggression towards the circle to present themselves 41 times on the penalty line last night. This allowed them to hold on against the euphoric Pistons in the first half, then finish off a worn opponent at the end of the game. Behind the impeccable Joel Embiid, who threw all his weight into the Detroit racket (16/19), we can also highlight the perfect 9/9 from Tyrese Maxey and 6/6 from Tobias Harris who contributed to the nice 35 /41 overall. For its part, Detroit shot almost half as many, finishing the match at 18/22 in the exercise.
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
