The short-handed Philadelphia 76ers have been on a roll. They earned their fifth straight victory in Detroit. They defeated the Detroit Pistons 109-98 to improve to 7-2 overall on the season. The Sixers only played eight players on Thursday night. Furkan Korkmaz sat out against the Pistons after playing the night before in Philly against the Bulls. Tobias Harris is still out because of the health protocols. Of course, there is the Ben Simmons saga going on. The Sixers still found a way to get it done and get the win. Doc Rivers spoke on the way his team is coming together postgame.
“This group is really close, they don’t have any distractions, and they play hard,” Sixers coach Doc Rivers said.
Georges Niang scored 14 points off of the bench. He also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out two assists. Niang spoke on the team’s continuity postgame.
“We have gritty guys who are just here to win basketball games,” Niang said. “We came in here on the second half of a back-to-back after a tough win against Chicago plus everything this morning and got a win. This is a big team effort.”
Seth Curry scored 23 points on 9 of 14 shooting from the field. Curry has been leading the charge for the Sixers the past few games. With more responsibility he is stepping up big time in his increased role.
More Sixers Contributions
- Tyrese Maxey scored 20 points, grabbed four rebounds, and dished out five assists.
- Joe Embiid scored 19 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and dished out 3 assists.
- Shake Milton scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out five assists.
The Sixers travel to Chicago next to face the Chicago Bulls. Tip-off is Sunday, 11/6 at 8 pm Eastern/ 7 pm Central.
