Joel Embiid scores 37 as 76ers beat Pistons 120-102 for 6th straight victory
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Joel Embiid had 37 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers extended their winning streak to six games with a 120-102 win over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
Buddy Hield scored 18 and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 17 as the 76ers (45-35) continued their push to avoid the Play-In Tournament and stayed in contention for the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
“I keep my eyes on the other games, but it doesn't matter if we (keep winning),” Embiid said. “Play-in or not, it doesn't really matter.”
Embiid added eight assists and played 36 minutes - his most in the four game since his return from a meniscus injury suffered on Jan. 30.
“I want to keep playing as many minutes as possible," Embiid said. “I just want to keep building up because we don't have many days (before the playoffs).”
Jaden Ivey scored 25 points and Evan Fournier added 21 for the Pistons, who fell to 13-66 and inched closer to clinching the worst record in the NBA this season.
“They were aggressive in the paint and just coming right at us,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “It's unbelievably hard to guard when you have guys running through your chest all night. But that's what the NBA is right now and our guys have to adjust to that kind of basketball - especially on the defensive end.”
The Pistons, helped by four Philadelphia turnovers, used a scoring outburst by Ivey and Fournier in the third quarter to cut their deficit to 71-70. However, Embiid and the Sixers' offense kicked into gear and Philadelphia extended its lead to 90-78 by the end of the period.
“When we had that moment when it was a one point game, their physicality took us out of our pace and we couldn't get the movement and pace that gave us some life in the second and third quarter,” Williams said.
Embiid did have an awkward moment in the third when the left knee appeared to slip and hyperextend as he fell near the Philadelphia baseline and bench.
“It looked pretty awkwardly and it looked pretty painful,” Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said. “But he went right to his normal spot (on the bench during the timeout) and said he was good to go.”
“I'm fine,” Embiid said when asked about the play in the locker room after the game.
Philadelphia played without Tyrese Maxey, who scored a career-high 52 in a double overtime victory over Antonio on Sunday night. Maxey was scratched with left hip soreness, while fellow backcourt member Kyle Lowry missed his second straight game with left knee swelling.
Tobias Harris returned to the Philadelphia lineup after having a left knee bruise that forced him to miss all three games of the team's road trip. He scored 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting in 28 minutes. De'Anthony Melton also returned to the Sixers' rotation for the first time since Feb. 27, scoring five points in 16 minutes.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Duren vs. Joel Embiid (Nicolas Batum gains possession) | ||
| 11:36 | | Joel Embiid misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:34 |  | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point layup (Nicolas Batum assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:35 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Joel Embiid steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Tobias Harris misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:57 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Tobias Harris misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:57 | | Nicolas Batum offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Joel Embiid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Jalen Duren misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:44 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point running layup (Tobias Harris assists) | 2-4 |
| 9:25 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Joel Embiid steals) | ||
| 9:18 | | Jalen Duren personal foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | Tobias Harris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Chimezie Metu misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Chimezie Metu offensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Tobias Harris blocks Chimezie Metu's two point jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-5 |
| 8:42 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 8:28 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 4-6 |
| 8:16 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving finger roll layup (Cameron Payne assists) | 4-8 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 6-8 |
| 7:54 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point jump shot | 6-10 |
| 7:41 | | James Wiseman misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Chimezie Metu turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Payne steals) | ||
| 7:15 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Cameron Payne misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point putback layup | 6-12 |
| 6:24 | | Chimezie Metu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point cutting dunk (Joel Embiid assists) | 6-14 |
| 6:12 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:59 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Chimezie Metu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Joel Embiid turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point pullup jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 9-14 |
| 5:06 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Jared Rhoden misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Chimezie Metu shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-15 |
| 4:50 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-16 |
| 4:35 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point cutting dunk (Jaden Ivey assists) | 11-16 |
| 4:18 | | Jaden Ivey blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point putback layup | 11-18 |
| 4:10 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | James Wiseman shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 4:00 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-19 |
| 4:00 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-20 |
| 3:48 | | Joel Embiid shooting foul (James Wiseman draws the foul) | ||
| 3:48 | | +1 | James Wiseman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-20 |
| 3:48 | | +1 | James Wiseman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-20 |
| 3:32 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Joel Embiid assists) | 13-22 |
| 3:14 | | Ricky Council IV shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-22 |
| 3:14 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:14 | | Jaden Ivey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:12 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Paul Reed misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:39 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point putback layup | 14-24 |
| 2:20 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point pullup jump shot (James Wiseman assists) | 17-24 |
| 2:10 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point dunk (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) | 17-26 |
| 1:48 | | Jared Rhoden misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Jared Rhoden blocks Tobias Harris's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:35 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | James Wiseman turnover (lost ball) (Ricky Council IV steals) | ||
| 1:15 | | Ricky Council IV misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Paul Reed misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Ricky Council IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | +3 | Evan Fournier makes three point jump shot (Chimezie Metu assists) | 20-26 |
| 0:28 | | Jared Rhoden shooting foul (Buddy Hield draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | Buddy Hield misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:28 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | +1 | Buddy Hield makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-27 |
| 0:09 | | +2 | Malachi Flynn makes two point driving finger roll layup | 22-27 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Ricky Council IV makes three point jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 22-30 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +3 | Evan Fournier makes three point jump shot (Chimezie Metu assists) | 25-30 |
| 11:22 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) | 25-33 |
| 11:13 | | Malachi Flynn offensive foul (Jeff Dowtin Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:13 | | Malachi Flynn turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:58 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:57 | | De'Anthony Melton offensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Jeff Dowtin Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 25-35 |
| 10:43 | | Malachi Flynn turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:23 | | +3 | De'Anthony Melton makes three point jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 25-38 |
| 10:05 | | +2 | Evan Fournier makes two point reverse layup (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 27-38 |
| 9:47 | | Evan Fournier blocks De'Anthony Melton's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:44 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving finger roll layup | 27-40 |
| 9:29 | | Malachi Flynn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | 76ers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +3 | Evan Fournier makes three point running pullup jump shot | 30-40 |
| 8:36 | | +2 | Jeff Dowtin Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Joel Embiid assists) | 30-42 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | Malachi Flynn makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-42 |
| 8:05 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving layup (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 32-44 |
| 7:54 | | Buddy Hield personal foul (Chimezie Metu draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Evan Fournier draws the foul) | ||
| 7:26 | | +1 | Evan Fournier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-44 |
| 7:26 | | +1 | Evan Fournier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-44 |
| 7:14 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point pullup jump shot | 34-46 |
| 6:57 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving layup | 36-46 |
| 6:45 | | +3 | Joel Embiid makes three point jump shot (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) | 36-49 |
| 6:31 | | +2 | Evan Fournier makes two point driving floating jump shot (Malachi Flynn assists) | 38-49 |
| 6:16 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:14 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point running finger roll layup (Jalen Duren assists) | 40-49 |
| 6:12 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:54 | | De'Anthony Melton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-51 |
| 5:23 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 43-51 |
| 4:54 | | Paul Reed misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Paul Reed personal foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 46-51 |
| 4:20 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 46-54 |
| 4:06 | | Evan Fournier misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:58 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Jaden Ivey personal foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:40 | | Jaden Ivey personal foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:29 | | +3 | Joel Embiid makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 46-57 |
| 3:05 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point cutting dunk (Jaden Ivey assists) | 48-57 |
| 3:00 | | Jalen Duren kicked ball violation | ||
| 2:52 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Evan Fournier defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 48-60 |
| 2:09 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point jump shot | 50-60 |
| 1:56 | | Joel Embiid misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | +2 | Nicolas Batum makes two point cutting dunk (Joel Embiid assists) | 50-62 |
| 1:17 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (lost ball) (Joel Embiid steals) | ||
| 1:05 | | Joel Embiid misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Evan Fournier defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Marcus Sasser offensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Jalen Duren misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Evan Fournier shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:32 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-63 |
| 0:32 |