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The Sixers battled the Pistons tough on the second night of a back-to-back, but another rough third quarter was too much to overcome
Nov 10, 2025, 4:15 AM UTC
**2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer Season Standings:**
Tyrese Maxey - 3Adem Bona - 1Andre Drummond - 1VJ Edgecombe - 1Quentin Grimes - 1
Kelly Oubre Jr. - 1 Trendon Watford - 1
The Philadelphia 76ers fell to the Detroit Pistons 111- 108, splitting their home back-to-back on throwback weekend.
Fans lucky enough to be the first 2,001 in the building received a voucher to claim their 2000-01 Sixers throwback branded Goldfish bag.
The Sixers were once again outscored in the third quarter, a pattern that is becoming a big enough of a problem when they are not as consistent offensively in the fourth quarter.
In the second quarter, the Sixers did a great job crashing rebounds and matching the Pistons physicality on defense. They forced more turnovers than they did in the first frame, which opened up the offense and allowed guys to find their rhythm. They outscored Detroit in the second 32-17.
The Pistons would outscore the Sixers in the third quarter 34-21. Cade Cunningham, who struggled mightily in the first half, would score 17 points in the frame alone, getting him on track to be pivotal down the stretch.
The fourth quarter saw the Sixers play like they did in the second quarter, but the awoken Cunningham opened up more opportunities for the Pistons in the halfcourt. Both teams would score 23 in the final frame.
The Sixers once again struggled to get a shot up on their last possession. Their execution in clutch time also has to improve, or else winnable games against good teams will continue to slip through their hands.
**Andre Drummond: 17 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block**
Andre Drummond was a force on the glass in this game, and was battling with Pistons big man Jalen Duren all night. He was facilitating easy looks early on during a slow stretch from Sixers offense.
Drummond hit multiple threes for the first time since **[Feb, 24 2020](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/drumman01/gamelog/2020)**. Although his last attempt in the fourth quarter may not have been the best option.
He continues to hold his own defensively, finishing with one block on the night, fand always does a solid job of mucking up the action in drop coverage. He had a couple huge stops at the rim down the stretch to give the Sixers a chance to win.
If he keeps playing like this without the services of Embiid, the team will be in good shape.
**Tyrese Maxey: 33 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals**
There is not much prettier in the NBA currently than Tyrese Maxey’s three pointer. He had multiple difficult shots on the move that have become close to automatic for him, yet are impressive nonetheless. In the second quarter, he had a nice shot in transition off a pass from Jared McCain, then a moving three catch and shoot on an out of bounds play over much the much taller Duren.
He led the Sixers 20-10 run to end the first half.
Maxey knocked down back to back huge buckets in fourth, a finger roll and a three to give Sixers lead back with just under nine minutes left.
He would go on to hit a huge three in corner to give Sixers the lead again with 4 minutes left. It may or may not have happened in front of a familiar face, which Maxey acknowledged.
Although it was not the most efficient night for Maxey, his persistence to keep shooting and being the engine for the offense was pivotal in the Sixers willingness to match the Pistons physicality. It is easier to go to battle for a leader like Maxey, who will not let a string of missed shots throw him off from being aggressive.
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