National Basketball Association
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
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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
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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.
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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.