FAST BREAKDOWN
Three quick observations from Tuesday night’s 133-132 overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers at Little Caesars Arena
INSTANT CLASSIC – Blake Griffin’s ninth career 40-point game was destined to end in crushing disappointment for the Pistons. So he turned it into his first career 50-point game and won it, instead. Philadelphia appeared to seal the win when J.J. Redick’s four-point play with 5.6 seconds left put the 76ers ahead 130-128. But Griffin made the right read when Philadelphia took away the 3-point shot, drove to the basket for a tying layup and made the free throw with 1.