National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 118, Detroit 104
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, May 8, 2021
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials:
#18 Matt Boland, #14 Ed Malloy, #51 Aaron Smith
Attendance:
5119
By Field Level Media
Joel Embiid scored 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers to their season-best eighth consecutive victory, 118-104 over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.
Philadelphia's Dwight Howard added 19 points and 14 rebounds. Howard (14,250 career rebounds) moved past Walt Bellamy (14,241) into 11th place on the NBA's all-time rebounding list.
Tyrese Maxey scored 22 points, Tobias Harris added 18 and Danny Green had 11 for the Sixers (47-21), who moved closer to clinching the top seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Matisse Thybulle tied his career high with five steals for the Sixers, who never trailed in the game despite playing without Ben Simmons (back) and Seth Curry (rest).
Jerami Grant and Saddiq Bey scored 14 points each for the Pistons (20-48). Mason Plumlee and Sekou Doumbouya added 12 apiece, Frank Jackson had 11, and Killian Hayes scored 10.
The Sixers cruised to a 34-17 lead after the first quarter, but the Pistons didn't wilt.
Doumbouya hit consecutive baskets and Detroit pulled within 45-37 with 5:29 left in the second.
Philadelphia then surged to a 56-43 lead at halftime thanks in large part to Embiid's 18 points.
Doumbouya paced the Pistons with 10 first-half points off the bench.
Embiid threw down a dunk with 6:11 left in the third for a 76-58 advantage.
When Bey drove to the basket and dunked with two hands, the Pistons got within 83-71 with 2:21 to go in the third.
The Sixers led 89-73 entering the fourth period.
George Hill dropped in a 3-pointer on the Sixers' opening possession of the fourth for a 19-point lead.
Jackson converted a four-point play with 8:05 remaining and the Pistons cut the deficit to 97-85.
However, Embiid and Green keyed a late run and the Sixers moved ahead 106-89 with 4:57 left, basically sealing the win.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Detroit |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Saddiq Bey 14 |
Scoring |
Joel Embiid 29 |
|
Killian Hayes 6 |
Assists |
Danny Green 4 |
|
Saddiq Bey 7 |
Rebounds |
Dwight Howard 14 |
|
Jerami Grant 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Joel Embiid 6 |
|
Frank Jackson 2 |
Steals |
Matisse Thybulle 5 |
|
Jerami Grant 2 |
Blocks |
Mike Scott 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Detroit
|
104 |
48.8 |
11-34 |
11-16 |
22 |
44 |
7 |
5 |
18 |
| Philadelphia
|
118 |
48.8 |
9-30 |
27-31 |
22 |
44 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The 76ers have a W/L % of .723 after a win and .619 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Pistons have a W/L % of .100 after a win and .375 after a loss.
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