The Philadelphia 76ers were looking to win a fourth straight game on Monday against the Detroit Pistons and looking to sweep another two-game series, but while missing Joel Embiid, the team had a tough night.
They could not muster up enough offense and they were not able to get it together on the defensive end as they fell to Detroit 119-104 on the road. It’s the first time this season the Sixers have failed to sweep both games of these two-game series the league is implementing.
Tobias Harris led Philadelphia 25 points and seven rebounds, Tony Bradley had 12 points and nine rebounds, Ben Simmons added 11 points while battling foul trouble, Tyrese Maxey had 17, and Shake Milton added 10 off the bench. Dwight Howard had five and four while filling in for Embiid.
With that said, here are the three observations: