James Harden had 20 factors, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to steer the Philadelphia 76ers to a snug 123-111 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.
“I hate to you use this example, but when he’s playing like this, it’s like having a scoring Magic Johnson on the floor,” Sixers coach Doc Rivers mentioned. “When he runs our team with this kind of pace and he scores and gets assists, we’re really good.”
Tyrese Maxey added 23 factors and Montrezl Harrell scored 20 for the Sixers, who’ve received 4 of 5.
“Our defense was pretty good, we took care of the ball and I think everyone competed hard,” Maxey mentioned. “Even someone like Paul Reed comes in and gets nine points and eight offensive rebounds. He plays with so much energy that the other team can’t keep up.”
Killian Hayes scored 25 factors for Detroit, which has alternated wins and losses in its final seven video games after a six-game dropping streak.
“That’s a team playing for a championship and we shot ourselves in the foot,” Pistons coach Dwane Casey mentioned. “We had 22 turnovers – the same number we had in the last game against them. We can’t give them points like that.”
Isaiah Stewart completed with 20 factors and 13 rebounds, whereas Bojan Bogdanovic had 20 factors.
“Stew is the heart of this team,” Casey mentioned. “He’s not going to be perfect, but you know what you are going to get from him every night.”
The Sixers led 71-54 at halftime, because of Harrell’s 16 factors and Harden’s 13 factors, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Harden solely wanted 27 seconds within the second half to finish his triple-double, establishing Tobias Harris’ basket to place Philadelphia up by 19.
Maxey had 11 factors within the third to assist keep in management. The Sixers outscored the Pistons 29-28 within the quarter to take a 100-82 lead into the fourth.
Detroit narrowed the hole to 116-103 with 3:42 left, Rivers to name a timeout. The Sixers scored the subsequent 5 factors and cruised to the win.
“The end showed how deep we are,” Rivers mentioned. “Matisse (Thybulle) had six steals, Paul had eight offensive rebounds, Danuel House Jr. comes in and hit a couple 3s. Our whole room has bought it.”
TIP INS
Sixers: Harden turned the twenty seventh NBA participant to attain 24,000 profession factors, passing the mark on a layup with 6:28 left within the third quarter.
Pistons: Detroit performed with out two of its three rotation bigs, Jalen Duren (ankle) and Marvin Bagley III (hand). That prevented Casey from his typical tactic to go large together with his beginning lineup and small with the second unit.
UP NEXT
The groups play towards on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
