Brown scores 30 as 76ers hold off Pistons 112-106

Jaylen Brown scored 30 points and Joel Embiid added 26 points and 15 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the Detroit Pistons 112-106 on Wednesday, November 4.

Brown made 11 of 19 shots, three of five from 3-point range, and did not turn the ball over in 37 minutes. Embiid made all 10 of his free throws for a double-double.

Detroit (6-2), the home favorite, led 17-11 midway through the first quarter. Philadelphia (8-1) answered with a 10-0 run to go up 21-17 and led after the first quarter and the second.

The 76ers stretched the lead to 18, 93-75, early in the fourth quarter. Detroit scored 31 points in the period and outscored Philadelphia 15-11 over the final five minutes, which began with the Pistons down 101-91.

LeBron James had 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for his own double-double. Tyrese Maxey scored 19 points, made all six of his free throws and handed out seven assists.

Duncan Robinson led Detroit with 27 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 7-of-11 from 3-point range. Cade Cunningham had 26 points and 11 assists but made one of nine 3-point tries. Ausar Thompson grabbed 17 rebounds and scored 11 points.

Philadelphia made 25 of 28 free throws to Detroit's 18 of 23 and grabbed nine offensive rebounds to the Pistons' four. Those trips to the line protected the lead as Detroit's shots fell in the second half.

Robinson made three free throws with 21.8 seconds left to cut the deficit to 108-104. Maxey answered with two free throws, Collins dunked off a Cunningham pass to make it 110-106, and Maxey made two more with 12.5 seconds left.

Up next

76ers: at the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, November 6.

Pistons: home against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, November 8.