National Basketball Association
Detroit 112, Philadelphia 109
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials:
#67 John Goble, #12 Violet Palmer, #22 Bill Spooner
Attendance:
20038
By SportsDirect Inc.
Austin Daye’s 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left tied the game and the Detroit Pistons scored the first eight points of overtime to defeat the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 Saturday night.
Daye opened the scoring in the overtime with another 3-pointer and then made a dunk to extend the lead to 104-99 midway through the extra session.
Philadelphia (15-22) missed its first seven shots of the overtime and trailed 110-103 with 21 seconds to play but then hit a pair of 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 110-109 with seven seconds left.
Detroit’s Rodney Stuckey hit two free throws to make it 112-109 and Jodie Meeks missed a 3-pointer to tie it before the buzzer sounded as the Sixers have now lost three in a row.
Tayshaun Prince led the Pistons (12-24) with 23 points. Daye finished with 15 points and Rodney Stuckey added 20 to help snap a three-game losing streak.
Rookie Evan Turner led Philadelphia with 19 points and Elton Brand had 17 as six Philadelphia players hit double figures.
The 76ers maintained a three-point lead throughout most of the closing stages of regulation and had a chance to put the game away but Lou Williams missed a pair of free throws with six seconds left.
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
Detroit |
Evan Turner 19 |
Scoring |
Tayshaun Prince 23 |
Jrue Holiday 12 |
Assists |
Tracy McGrady 7 |
Elton Brand 14 |
Rebounds |
Greg Monroe 13 |
Evan Turner 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Rodney Stuckey 5 |
Jrue Holiday 3 |
Steals |
Greg Monroe 3 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Tracy McGrady 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Philadelphia
|
109 |
48.4 |
5-14 |
16-23 |
29 |
45 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
Detroit
|
112 |
44.6 |
8-15 |
22-34 |
24 |
53 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Indiana. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.