For what seems like the 37th time this year, the 76ers went up against the Charlotte Hornets Detroit Pistons. In a classic home-and-home, the Embiid-less Sixers eeked out a gritty win up in Detroit for the first of the two contests. Would they cruise to an easy win against a Griffin-less Pistons?
Oh, do I have a story for you!
First, let’s talk about that first quarter. Without Blake Griffin to defend for the Pistons, Ben Simmons was an unstoppable onslaught rolling to the basket. Neither Jon Leuer nor Henry Ellenson provided much resistant.