DETROIT — The East-leading Detroit Pistons prolonged their win streak to 9 video games, their longest since 2007-08, with a 114-105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night time.
The Pistons (11-2) had been with out All-NBA guard Cade Cunningham for the second straight sport with a bruised hip he suffered in a fall Monday night time and had been additionally with out starters Jalen Duren (ankle), Tobias Harris (ankle) and Ausar Thompson (ankle).
Guard Jaden Ivey has but to make his debut this season, recovering from a knee process within the preseason. Isaiah Stewart made his return after lacking three video games with a sprained ankle he suffered towards Brooklyn, registering 14 factors and 7 rebounds in 23 minutes.
The Pistons held the 76ers to fifteen factors within the fourth quarter after falling behind by 12 within the third, and coach J.B. Bickerstaff stated the workforce is taking the NBA Cup critically.
“I am not shocked. They have a nastiness to them,” Bickerstaff stated. “That is the enjoyable half about our group. They prefer it when it will get thick. They prefer it when it will get messy and ugly. We wish to take individuals there. We wish to push individuals’s buttons and see how they reply.
“We have a bunch of nasty canine in that locker room, and so they find it irresistible.”
As an alternative of Cunningham, it was guard Daniss Jenkins, at the moment on a two-way contract, nailing a buzzer-beating triple past half court docket to complete the third quarter and provides the Pistons life, pulling them to inside two.
It was one in all their season-high 17 3-pointers, and so they shot over 41%.
From there, they took over the fourth, beating the 76ers twice up to now six days.
Jenkins completed with 19 factors and eight assists in 35 minutes, partaking in a back-and-forth all through with All-Star guard and fellow Dallas native Tyrese Maxey (31 factors, seven rebounds).
The 76ers had been additionally with out Joel Embiid (proper knee soreness) and Paul George, who continues to recuperate from left knee surgical procedure.
Jenkins additionally hit a nook 3 to ship Monday’s sport towards the Washington Wizards into extra time. He scored 24 on Monday, and in Wednesday’s sport towards Chicago, he completed with 18 factors and 12 assists.
“I am not gonna lie. I can not let you know my sauce (secret), however I’ve actually been capturing that shot,” Jenkins stated. “We’re all nasty canine, nasty boys.”
The Pistons will go for 10 in a row Monday at dwelling towards the Indiana Pacers, who’re tied for the worst document within the East.
