On April 1, 2022, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued, and the Philadelphia 76ers played away against the Detroit Pistons. After the game, the 76ers 94-102 Pistons.
Stars of the game: Cade Cunningham & Pistons off the bench
Cunningham scored 27 points and 6 assists, Sadiq Bay 20 points, and substitutes Olynyk and Hayes also scored 12 points and 10 points respectively.
In the first half, the 76ers took the initiative. Embiid asked for everything on the inside. He scored 11 points in the first quarter. In addition, Harden Harris and others also made three-pointers; while the Pistons attack mainly relied on Cunningham and Bay for support, The two insiders, Stewart and Bagley, failed to score under Embiid’s coverage, and Bagley received two fouls. However, the Pistons bench showed a completely different state of play from the 76ers bench. Hayes and Olynyk supported the Pistons’ offensive firepower, while the 76ers’ benches failed in the first half, and it was all supported by Embiid. .
After changing sides at halftime, although the Pistons’ twin towers Bagley and Stewart did not make much achievements on the offensive end, they showed their power in rebounding protection, providing firepower for Cunningham, Bay and others; the 76ers can only rely on grace Bead, Harden, Harris and Maxi supported the offense, especially Embiid. After three quarters, he had already scored 33 points and 15 rebounds. He and Harden made 23 free throws together, which was full of lethality. The two sides were still evenly matched in the third quarter.
In the last quarter, the disadvantage of the 76ers’ lack of substitutes and excessive consumption of the main force finally appeared. The offensive efficiency of both sides is very low, but the Pistons continue to set off defensive counterattacks by virtue of their youth and physical advantages. After Embiid came back, the situation of the 76ers did not improve. There were many false attacks and mistakes on the offensive end. Instead, Cunningham and Sadiq Bay completely fired up, stealing counterattacks and three-pointers. The Pistons used 24-10. The attack wave turned the game around. In the last two and a half minutes, the Pistons once again worked together to defend against Embiid. Cunningham first counterattacked and assisted Olynyk, and then assisted Bay with a three-pointer and then hit the Pistons’ lead to 13 points, almost securing the victory.
In the end, the Pistons beat the 76ers in an upset at home. In this game, Cunningham can be regarded as the leader, and Sadiq Bay’s output in the last quarter has also become the key to the outcome of the game, but the winner is still in the transition stage. How can the 76ers solve the situation of weak scoring from the bench? It’s also a worry for them in the playoffs. (Editor: Sheng Zhe)Return to Sohu, see more
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