Cunningham scores 26 points to lead Pistons past 76ers 111-108 for 6th straight win

Cade Cunningham made 2 clutch baskets down the agelong and finished with 26 points, Jalen Duren had 21 points and 16 rebounds and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons extended their winning streak to six games with a 111-108 triumph implicit th...

PHILADELPHIA -- Cade Cunningham made 2 clutch baskets down the agelong and finished with 26 points, Jalen Duren had 21 points and 16 rebounds and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons extended their winning streak to six games with a 111-108 triumph implicit the Philadelphia 76ers connected Sunday night.

Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points for Philadelphia, which played without Joel Embiid. Andre Drummond, starting for Embiid, had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the 76ers.

The teams play again connected Friday successful Detroit.

Embiid did not play successful the 2nd crippled of a back-to-back aft scoring 29 points successful Philadelphia’s 130-120 triumph implicit Toronto connected Saturday night. Embiid has played successful six of 10 games arsenic helium continues to retrieve from offseason near genu surgery. He is averaging 19.7 points and 5.5 rebounds successful 23.3 minutes.

Detroit led by arsenic galore arsenic 5 points successful the 4th fourth but trailed 101-100 with 4:54 remaining aft a Maxey 3-pointer.

Cunningham capped a 9-3 Detroit tally with a dunk implicit Drummond and past converted the escaped propulsion aft being fouled to springiness the Pistons a 109-104 pb with 1:51 left.

After 4 consecutive points from Maxey pulled the 76ers wrong a point, Cunningham drained a fadeaway jumper from conscionable successful beforehand of the free-throw enactment with 16.9 seconds to play to enactment Detroit up by three. After a 76ers timeout, Maxey managed to get disconnected a last-second 3-pointer that rimmed out.

Maxey, who got “M-V-P! M-V-P!” chants from the 76ers assemblage precocious successful the 4th quarter, is averaging 33.2 points.

Pistons: Host Washington connected Monday night.

76ers: Host Boston connected Tuesday night.

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