National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 107, Philadelphia 89
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 17, 2015
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials: #77 Karl Lane, #24 Mike Callahan, #70 Brent Barnaky
Attendance: 15496

Pistons 107, 76ers 89: Kyle Singler made a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points as host Detroit continued its hot streak with a rout of Philadelphia.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 17 points and Anthony Tolliver added 16 off the bench for the Pistons, who have won 11 of 13 since waiving free-agent bust Josh Smith on Dec. 22. Jodie Meeks collected 15 points and six steals and Greg Monroe tallied 12 points and 13 boards for Detroit.

Michael Carter-Williams scored 15 points to lead the 76ers, who were without leading scorer Tony Wroten (sprained knee) for a third straight game. Henry Sims racked up 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 11 points.

The Pistons led wire-to-wire, racing to a 15-4 lead behind eight quick points from Brandon Jennings and pushing the margin to 15 before settling for a 31-21 lead after one period. Detroit had the lead as large as 24 late in the half before Carter-Williams scored five straight points in the final 35 seconds to make it 56-37 at the break.

The 76ers pulled within 66-56 when Larry Drew II came up with a steal and fed Hollis Thompson for a bucket with 4:18 left in the third, but Singler hit a pair of triples during a 15-6 run to close the quarter as Detroit stretched the lead to 81-62. Philadelphia never got closer than 16 in the fourth quarter.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The 76ers have not scored more than 96 points in their last 17 games. … Pistons C Andre Drummond had 15 rebounds, including seven at the offensive end. … Detroit scored 30 points off 22 Philadelphia turnovers.

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Detroit
Michael Carter-Williams 15 Scoring Kyle Singler 20
Larry Drew II 9 Assists D.J. Augustin 10
Henry Sims 10 Rebounds Andre Drummond 15
Michael Carter-Williams 2 Free Throws Made Jodie Meeks 6
Jerami Grant 2 Steals Jodie Meeks 6
Nerlens Noel 2 Blocks Andre Drummond 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Philadelphia 89 46.3 7-28 6-7 24 42 5 10 22
Detroit 107 43.2 15-35 16-19 27 47 5 16 16
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Pistons have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .240 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Washington. The 76ers have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .188 after a loss.