At 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 14, the NBA regular season matchup is in full swing, with the Detroit Pistons sitting at home to face the Philadelphia 76ers. Prior to this game, the Pistons ranked first in the East with a 2-21 record, and they have suffered a wave of 20 consecutive defeats, setting a new record for the longest losing streak in team history, according to statistics, the Pistons have a total record of 9 wins and 57 losses in 2023, with a winning percentage of only 136, which can be called the most open team in the league. In fact, the Pistons don't have a shortage of talented young players, but they just don't want to win. Speaking about the team's 20-game losing streak, Pistons head coach Monty said before the game: "Even though the losing streak hurt all of us. But you may not believe it, but we still have a lot of progress. ”
We are encouraged by our own opponents. Now, we need to build on that. On the other side, the 76ers, before this game, were ranked 4th in the East with 15 wins and 7 losses, and the star Embiid deserves to be the god of war in the regular season, averaging 33 per game so far4 points 114 rebounds 64 assists 11 steal 1With 9 blocks and a breakneck lead in points per game, he has a good chance of winning another MVP with such data. Speaking about his vision for the future, Embiid said: "I want to win everything, I want to win championships, I want to win a lot of MVPs, a lot of DPOY, I want to win everything. But in the end, whether I get a vote or not, it's not in my control. But all I can control is that I'm going to do whatever is necessary to help the 76ers win. ”
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, the 76ers sent Embiid, Maxey, Harris, Melton and Batum, and the Pistons sent Cunningham, Bogdanovich, Stewart, Thompson and Hayes. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Pistons jumped to win and took the lead in launching the first attack, Bogdanovic broke through the throw and scored the first goal of the game, Embiid turned over and jumped for the 76ers, Melton 45-degree angle three-shot shot was entering the center of the net, Hayes lowered his center of gravity, strode the meteor and hit the basket easily, Embiid raised high in the penalty area to make a kill, stood on the free throw line and made two free throws, Bogdanovic mid-range ** scored another goal, Wiseman ate the cake inside and dunked vigorously with both hands, and in the first half of the first quarter of the game, the scores of the two teams were still very close.
It didn't take long for the 76ers to break the deadlock, Oubre made a three-point shot in the bottom corner, Embiid made a sudden shot combined with a dart and dart must hit, facing a team like the Pistons, Embiid's dominance was really amazing, and in the first quarter of the game, he blasted out 19 points, 8 rebounds and 1 steal. At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers led the Pistons by 13 points, 39-26. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Oubre's three-point shot at the top of the arc pierced the heart to help the 76ers take the lead, Morris also had a large two-point shot, Bogdanovic drilled through the defense line and broke through the layup to score, Embiid's signature turnaround jumper continued to score, Melton flew to hit the inside and hit the board, Burks made a 45-degree three-point shot confidently, piercing the heart of the basket, Wiseman raised high in the penalty area and scored 5 points in a row.
In the second quarter of the game, the Pistons' offensive efficiency remained good, and the 76ers also played steadily, maintaining a lead of about 10 points, and at halftime, the 76ers led the Pistons by 14 points at 70-56. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Harris made a long-range three-point shot through Yang in 100 steps, opening the third quarter of the game, Melton and Embiid scored 4 points in a row with inside and outside shots, Harris flew and threw to continue to win, the 76ers opened the quarter with a wave of small climaxes, stretching the difference to more than 20 points, Thompson hit the basket and flew to the basket to pick up two points to help the Pistons stop the bleeding slightly, Bogdanovic hit the inside line to cause damage, standing on the free throw line and hitting both free throws, the Pistons are very tenacious and still maintain a high level of game activity, but they can't limit Embiid's offense at all。
Before the third quarter of the game was played, Embiid's personal score had exceeded 40+, and he also led the 76ers to lock up a lead of more than 20 points, and at the end of the third quarter, the 76ers led the Pistons by 24 points at 104-80. In the final quarter, the main players of the 76ers clocked out in the third quarter, and the game entered garbage time early, and the score difference once came to more than 30 points, and the victory completely lost the suspense, and in the end, the 76ers defeated the Pistons 129-111 away, giving the Pistons 21 consecutive defeats, which can be called the most humiliating record of the season.
In terms of statistics, on the 76ers' side, Joel Embiid had 41 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals;Tobias Harris had 21 points and seven rebounds;Kelly Oubre 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals;Danthony Melton had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks;Tyrese Maxey 9 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists;Robert Covington had 5 points and 6 rebounds;Paul Reed 5 points and 4 rebounds;Nicholas Batum 5 points;Jaden Springer 5 points. On the Pistons' side, Bojan Bogdanovic scored 33 points;Cade Cunningham 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists;Osar Thompson 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists;James Wiseman 10 points and 3 rebounds;Marcus Suser 8 points;Kevin Knox 7 points;Jaden Ivey 7 points;Killian Hayes had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. Hundreds of spectators