National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 125, Detroit 109
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 23, 2019
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Officials: #14 Ed Malloy, #34 Kevin Cutler, #65 Nate Green
Attendance: 16476

Tobias Harris poured in 35 points, Ben Simmons notched a triple-double and the Philadelphia 76ers handed the host Detroit Pistons their fifth straight defeat, 125-109, on Monday.

Harris made 14 of 21 field goal attempts, including four 3-pointers. Simmons racked up 16 points, 13 rebounds and 17 assists. Furkan Korkmaz delivered 21 points off the bench and Joel Embiid had 20 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and three assists for the Sixers. Philadelphia shot 54.7 percent from the field.

Harris and the Pistons' Blake Griffin exchanged words and bumped chests after Harris knocked away a Pistons inbounds pass during the fourth quarter. Both players were handed technicals.

Andre Drummond, the league's top rebounder, was not in the starting lineup after missing the morning shootaround. He came off the bench and scored a team-high 27 points with nine rebounds and three assists.

Two other usual starters, guard Bruce Brown (leg) and forward Luke Kennard (knee), did not suit up due to injuries.

Derrick Rose contributed 16 points and seven assists, and Svi Mykhailiuk added 13 points and four assists. Griffin shot just 2-for-14 from the field and scored eight points.

Philadelphia led 60-52 at halftime. Harris, playing against one of his former teams, scored 17 first-half points. Drummond and Markieff Morris each scored 10 for Detroit.

The Pistons led 41-40 midway through the second quarter before Philadelphia responded with a 16-3 run. A pair of alley oops between Simmons and Harris, with each setting up the other, finished off the outburst.

Detroit tied it up 65-65 early in the second half but Philadelphia answered with a 17-7 run. Harris scored seven points during that span and Korkmaz tossed in five more.

Korkmaz had another personal 5-0 run later in the quarter to make it 92-79. The Sixers led 94-86 heading into the fourth.

Josh Richardson hit a jumper with just over eight minutes left, giving Philadelphia a 103-92 advantage. Korkmaz's 3-pointer with 4:54 left stretched the Sixers' lead to 17.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Detroit
Tobias Harris 35 Scoring Andre Drummond 27
Ben Simmons 17 Assists Derrick Rose 7
Ben Simmons 13 Rebounds Andre Drummond 9
Joel Embiid 5 Free Throws Made Blake Griffin 4
Furkan Korkmaz 3 Steals Blake Griffin 2
Joel Embiid 3 Blocks Derrick Rose 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Philadelphia 125 54.7 12-30 9-11 33 48 8 8 12
Detroit 109 51.2 10-30 13-18 27 30 1 9 14
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Washington. The Pistons have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .421 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The 76ers have a W/L % of .762 after a win and .545 after a loss.