National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 94, Detroit 83
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: #59 Gary Zielinski, #54 Nick Buchert, #17 Joe Crawford
Attendance: 10776

76ers 94, Pistons 83: Ish Smith had 15 points and eight assists to help host Philadelphia get past Detroit.

Jason Richardson scored 14 points and Thomas Robinson finished with 12 points and three blocked shots for the 76ers, who won the season series 3-1. Nerlens Noel added 11 points and Jerami Grant provided 10 off the bench for Philadelphia.

A night after producing 23 points and a career-high 20 assists in a win over Memphis, Reggie Jackson tallied a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists while shooting 4-of-17 for Detroit. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope recorded 20 points and Andre Drummond had nine points and 14 boards as the Pistons fell for the 11th time in 12 games.

Robinson started and ended a 14-4 run for the 76ers that spanned the first and second quarters and gave them a 29-23 lead. Smith had a floater just before halftime to put Philadelphia up 49-39 and added another to push the advantage to 67-54 with three minutes left in the third.

Caldwell-Pope had four points during an 11-1 run to end the period and make it a three-point game, but the Pistons went cold in the fourth, shooting 25 percent. Hollis Thompson and Isaiah Canaan hit 3-pointers early in the stanza and Richardson hit another to push the lead to 87-72 with 2:41 minutes left as the 76ers cruised to the finish line.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Detroit played its second straight game without leading scorer PF Greg Monroe (knee). ... The Pistons scored a season-low 69 points in their previous visit to Philadelphia on Jan. 28. ... The 76ers had a 40-20 advantage in points in the paint.
Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Philadelphia
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 20 Scoring Ish Smith 15
Reggie Jackson 10 Assists Ish Smith 8
Andre Drummond 14 Rebounds Luc Mbah a Moute 6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 5 Free Throws Made Isaiah Canaan 3
Jodie Meeks 4 Steals Ish Smith 3
Joel Anthony 4 Blocks Nerlens Noel 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 83 33.0 8-26 17-19 18 51 7 8 18
Philadelphia 94 42.9 11-27 11-18 25 42 10 12 15
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against New York. The 76ers have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .245 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Pistons have a W/L % of .480 after a win and .279 after a loss.