Pistons comeback falls short, lose 97-86 to 76ers
By Matthew Way
The Detroit Pistons again found themselves in a huge hole, this time a 21 point deficit to the Philadelphia 76ers, and were unable to complete a comeback to fall to 2-2 on the season.
The young Philadelphia stars shone bright in their first win of the season: Joel Embiid was unguardable at times and Ben Simmons accumulated his first career triple double.
Here are the grades from Detroit’s disappointing 97-86 loss to Philadelphia:
<a rel=. PG. Detroit Pistons. REGGIE JACKSON. B-
C. <a rel=. SG. Detroit Pistons. AVERY BRADLEY
F. <a rel=. SF. Detroit Pistons. STANLEY JOHNSON
TOBIAS HARRIS. D. <a rel=. PF. Detroit Pistons
ANDRE DRUMMOND. C. <a rel=. C. Detroit Pistons
B-. <a rel=. SF. Detroit Pistons. LUKE KENNARD
C-. <a rel=. PG. Detroit Pistons. ISH SMITH
B. <a rel=. SG. Detroit Pistons. LANGSTON GALLOWAY
F. <a rel=. PF/C. Detroit Pistons. JON LEUER
B-. <a rel=. PF. Detroit Pistons. ANTHONY TOLLIVER
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D. The Pistons looked poorly prepared and were badly outcoached against a young Philadelphia team. Van Gundy found little in the way of answers and he didn’t have his team prepared for a game that they needed to win against a team they will be fighting for a playoff spot against.. Head Coach. Detroit Pistons. STAN VAN GUNDY