The Philadelphia 76ers invaded Little Caesars Arena on Sunday afternoon short-handed as they took on the Detroit Pistons. The Sixers were missing Joel Embiid due to left foot soreness and PJ Tucker due to a non-COVID illness.
It didn’t matter as Philadelphia was able to come away with a rather easy 123-111 win on the road. James Harden had 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in order to get the job done, Montrezl Harrell had 20 points and six rebounds in a start, and Tyrese Maxey led the way with 23 points. They also received a double-double from Paul Reed off the bench.
Maxey, especially, looked like he is getting back to who he was pre-injury. After missing 18 games due to a left foot fracture, Maxey has been able to take steps forward game-by-game in order to get back to who he was on the offensive end of the floor.
NBA Twitter gave its best reactions to what Maxey, Harden, and the Sixers were able to do against the Pistons: