Joel Embiid showcased a scoring clinic, notching 41 points, with 30 in the first half, guiding the Philadelphia 76ers (16-7) to a decisive 129-111 victory over the struggling Detroit Pistons (2-22).
Embiid’s stellar performance included 11 rebounds, maintaining an extraordinary average of 40.8 points and 12.3 rebounds over his last four games.
The Pistons, now enduring a 21-game losing streak, have matched their franchise’s longest streak set in the late ’70s and early ’80s. This marks the sixth-longest single-season losing streak in NBA history.
Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pistons with 33 points, supported by 21 points from rookie sensation Cade Cunningham.
Former Piston Tobias Harris contributed significantly with 21 points for the 76ers, while Kelly Oubre Jr. added 17.
The Pistons’ challenges continued as they missed all seven 3-point attempts in the quarter, leading to a flagrant-2 foul by Isaiah Stewart on Patrick Beverley, resulting in an ejection.
