The Pistons overcame an awful first quarter to defeat the 76ers in what was a much closer game than the final score indicates. Despite being without their leading scorer Jahlil Okafor, the 76ers came ready to play and pushed the Pistons to the limit on their home floor.
This was a close game until late in the fourth quarter, and the 76ers even led by ten at one point in the first half. It took big nights from Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond, effective minutes off the bench from Stanley Johnson and Aron Baynes, and a lopsided fourth quarter, but the Pistons pulled out an important win.
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