DETROIT–The Philadelphia 76ers weren’t playing their best game on Thursday when they took on the Detroit Pistons in an effort to bounce back from a loss at home. The Pistons entered the contest with a 20-56 record and it seemed that this would be the night the Sixers would bounce back.
Even while they were sleepwalking through the first three quarters, they still maintained their lead. Even in the fourth, they held a 6-point lead, but the Pistons then kicked it into high gear and outscored Philadelphia 29-15 in the fourth to knock off the Sixers 102-94 behind 27 points from Cade Cunningham.
Joel Embiid led the Sixers with 37 points and 15 rebounds and he and the rest of the team discussed a collapse in the fourth quarter in the loss: