Heading into Tuesday’s 133-132 overtime loss to the Pistons, the biggest story was Philadelphia deciding to start Landry Shamet at the two, putting a Shamet and Markelle Fultz backcourt on the floor due to Ben Simmons (back) missing the game.
But by the end, the main story had changed. Blake Griffin, y’all. The Sixers (2-2) mostly had no answer for Griffin all night, who ended up scoring 50 points, including the go-ahead free throw in overtime. (He missed his first six free throw attempts, then made his final five.