Philadelphia 76ers at Little Caesars Arena: Did Detroit Pistons turn 37 assists into a runaway?

The Philadelphia 76ers left Little Caesars Arena at 35-31 after a 131-109 result against the the Pistons, who moved to 47-18.

First quarter

The Philadelphia 76ers opened with 27 points while the Pistons posted 36 points in the first quarter.

The Sixers got 64 points in the paint in the game, and Detroit finished with 66 points in the paint.

Second quarter

The Sixers added 33 points in the second quarter, and Detroit matched that stretch with 33 points.

Quentin Grimes produced 14 points and 5 assists for the Process, and the team finished with 20 assists.

Detroit finished with 37 assists, and the Pistons logged a 2.18 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Third quarter

The Philadelphia 76ers scored 21 points in the third quarter, and the Pistons scored 35 points in the third quarter.

Detroit shot 54 percent from the field in the game, and the Sixers shot 47 percent from the field in the Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons match summary.

Detroit hit 14 three-pointers on 40 percent shooting from deep, and the Process went 8-for-35 on 23 percent from beyond the arc.

The Pistons built a biggest lead of 35, and the game finished with 0 lead changes.

Fourth quarter

The Sixers scored 28 points in the fourth quarter, and Detroit scored 27 points in the fourth quarter.

MarJon Beauchamp led the Sixers with 17 points, and Jabari Walker added 16 points on 100 percent shooting.

Justin Edwards delivered 12 points with 9 rebounds and 4 steals, and Dominick Barlow recorded 11 points with 2 steals.

The Sixers generated 21 points off turnovers while Detroit produced 20 points off turnovers, and the Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons key moments included Detroit’s 24 fast-break points.

The Pistons logged 69 bench points while the Process had 58 bench points, and Detroit also made 21 free throws on 96 percent at the line, which stood apart from Philadelphia’s 71 percent.

The Sixers committed 16 turnovers while Detroit had 17 turnovers, and what went wrong for Philadelphia 76ers showed up in Detroit’s 66 percent true shooting mark alongside Philadelphia’s 54 percent.

Philadelphia 76ers post-game interviews followed a night when the Sixers totaled 8 blocks and 10 steals, and the Pistons matched the Sixers with 10 steals while adding 7 blocks.

The Sixers next game is scheduled for 1:00 PM EDT on 3/14/2026 at Xfinity Mobile Arena at 3601 S. Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the broadcast listings include YES and NBCS-PH.

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