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FINALOct 25Xfinity Mobile Arena
Detroit Pistons logo
DETDetroit Pistons
106Winner
Philadelphia 76ers logo
PHIPhiladelphia 76ers
93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
DET34222327106
PHI2222252493

Game analysis: Detroit Pistons at Philadelphia 76ers

How the Pistons Beat the 76ers

Detroit's shooting from deep helped build a lead Philadelphia never erased. The Pistons led by 12 after the first quarter and maintained that advantage through a tied second period before Philadelphia cut a 21-point deficit to 12 just before halftime. Cade Cunningham finished with 26 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, while Duncan Robinson added 21 points and five three-pointers. Detroit also controlled the glass by 17 rebounds despite committing six more turnovers and being outscored by 10 points in the paint.

The biggest reason

3PT Shooting

DET 41%vsPHI 26%

Also mattered

  • +17Rebounds
  • +12First-quarter control
  • +10Points off turnovers

Game flow

When the lead changed

DET (away)PHI (home)

DET led the whole way, with a biggest lead of 21 points · no lead changes

-250+25Q1 11:21 · DET 2–PHI 0Q1 10:38 · DET 5–PHI 0Q1 10:01 · DET 7–PHI 0Q1 10:00 · DET 7–PHI 1Q1 9:43 · DET 10–PHI 1Q1 9:19 · DET 12–PHI 1Q1 8:54 · DET 13–PHI 1Q1 8:50 · DET 15–PHI 1Q1 8:31 · DET 15–PHI 4Q1 8:08 · DET 17–PHI 4Q1 7:27 · DET 20–PHI 4Q1 7:05 · DET 20–PHI 5Q1 6:46 · DET 20–PHI 7Q1 6:32 · DET 22–PHI 7Q1 6:09 · DET 23–PHI 7Q1 5:46 · DET 25–PHI 7Q1 5:27 · DET 25–PHI 9Q1 4:19 · DET 25–PHI 11Q1 3:46 · DET 27–PHI 11Q1 3:34 · DET 27–PHI 13Q1 3:11 · DET 30–PHI 13Q1 2:57 · DET 30–PHI 16Q1 2:32 · DET 30–PHI 18Q1 2:10 · DET 30–PHI 19Q1 2:10 · DET 30–PHI 20Q1 34.1 · DET 31–PHI 20Q1 34.1 · DET 32–PHI 20Q1 6.9 · DET 34–PHI 20Q1 0.0 · DET 34–PHI 22Q2 11:25 · DET 36–PHI 22Q2 11:11 · DET 36–PHI 25Q2 10:21 · DET 38–PHI 25Q2 9:59 · DET 39–PHI 25Q2 8:17 · DET 39–PHI 27Q2 7:06 · DET 39–PHI 28Q2 7:06 · DET 39–PHI 29Q2 6:25 · DET 41–PHI 29Q2 5:30 · DET 41–PHI 31Q2 4:55 · DET 44–PHI 31Q2 4:36 · DET 44–PHI 33Q2 4:23 · DET 45–PHI 33Q2 4:23 · DET 46–PHI 33Q2 4:07 · DET 46–PHI 34Q2 3:50 · DET 48–PHI 34Q2 3:41 · DET 48–PHI 35Q2 3:17 · DET 50–PHI 35Q2 2:49 · DET 53–PHI 35Q2 1:48 · DET 55–PHI 35Q2 1:33 · DET 56–PHI 35Q2 1:23 · DET 56–PHI 38Q2 1:01 · DET 56–PHI 40Q2 27.8 · DET 56–PHI 42Q2 0.3 · DET 56–PHI 44Q3 11:25 · DET 56–PHI 46Q3 10:49 · DET 56–PHI 49Q3 10:29 · DET 58–PHI 49Q3 10:11 · DET 58–PHI 51Q3 9:49 · DET 58–PHI 53Q3 9:38 · DET 61–PHI 53Q3 8:36 · DET 61–PHI 54Q3 7:55 · DET 61–PHI 56Q3 7:31 · DET 64–PHI 56Q3 7:11 · DET 64–PHI 58Q3 6:48 · DET 67–PHI 58Q3 5:41 · DET 67–PHI 60Q3 4:55 · DET 68–PHI 60Q3 4:55 · DET 69–PHI 60Q3 4:40 · DET 69–PHI 61Q3 4:27 · DET 69–PHI 63Q3 4:22 · DET 72–PHI 63Q3 3:38 · DET 74–PHI 63Q3 3:08 · DET 74–PHI 64Q3 1:30 · DET 74–PHI 67Q3 1:11 · DET 76–PHI 67Q3 29.9 · DET 79–PHI 67Q3 6.0 · DET 79–PHI 69Q4 11:49 · DET 79–PHI 70Q4 11:49 · DET 79–PHI 71Q4 11:08 · DET 79–PHI 73Q4 10:18 · DET 79–PHI 75Q4 10:02 · DET 82–PHI 75Q4 9:42 · DET 82–PHI 76Q4 9:18 · DET 82–PHI 78Q4 8:37 · DET 84–PHI 78Q4 8:00 · DET 86–PHI 78Q4 7:38 · DET 88–PHI 78Q4 6:59 · DET 88–PHI 80Q4 6:58 · DET 89–PHI 80Q4 6:13 · DET 89–PHI 82Q4 5:57 · DET 92–PHI 82Q4 5:38 · DET 92–PHI 85Q4 5:13 · DET 94–PHI 85Q4 4:36 · DET 95–PHI 85Q4 4:36 · DET 96–PHI 85Q4 4:25 · DET 96–PHI 87Q4 3:47 · DET 97–PHI 87Q4 3:37 · DET 97–PHI 89Q4 3:28 · DET 98–PHI 89Q4 3:28 · DET 99–PHI 89Q4 3:10 · DET 99–PHI 91Q4 2:11 · DET 101–PHI 91Q4 1:58 · DET 101–PHI 93Q4 1:03 · DET 104–PHI 93Q4 34.1 · DET 106–PHI 93Q4 0:00 · DET 106–PHI 93Q1Q2Q3Q4

Quarter-by-quarter momentum

Quarter winners and scoring margin
  1. Q1Biggest margin
    Detroit Pistons logoDET34
    Philadelphia 76ers logoPHI22
    DET won by 12
  2. Q2
    Detroit Pistons logoDET22
    Philadelphia 76ers logoPHI22
    Quarter tied
  3. Q3
    Detroit Pistons logoDET23
    Philadelphia 76ers logoPHI25
    PHI won by 2
  4. Q4
    Detroit Pistons logoDET27
    Philadelphia 76ers logoPHI24
    DET won by 3

Game turning points

Moments identified from the scoring timeline
  1. Final lead changeQ1 · 11:21

    Detroit Pistons went ahead and did not trail again.

    Detroit Pistons logoDET 2PHI 0Philadelphia 76ers logo

Momentum swings

Key stretches

5 stretches · runs and momentum swings
  1. Q1 · 12:00–5:46Biggest stretch
    Detroit Pistons logoDetroit Pistons25–7stretch

    DET 0 – PHI 0DET 25 – PHI 7

  2. Q1 · 5:46–2:10
    Philadelphia 76ers logoPhiladelphia 76ers13–5stretch

    DET 25 – PHI 7DET 30 – PHI 20

  3. Q2 · 5:30–1:33
    Detroit Pistons logoDetroit Pistons15–4stretch

    DET 41 – PHI 31DET 56 – PHI 35

  4. Q2 · 1:33–0.3
    Philadelphia 76ers logoPhiladelphia 76ers9–0run

    DET 56 – PHI 35DET 56 – PHI 44

  5. Q4 · 9:18–34.1
    Detroit Pistons logoDetroit Pistons24–15stretch

    DET 82 – PHI 78DET 106 – PHI 93

Players who shaped the game

Player impact

From the box score
Detroit Pistons logo

Detroit Pistons

DET
  1. Leading scorerCade Cunningham
    26PTS8REB8AST2STL2BLK
  2. Impact contributorDaniss Jenkins
    18PTS8REB6AST0STL1BLK
  3. Impact contributorJohn Collins
    16PTS11REB0AST0STL2BLK
Philadelphia 76ers logo

Philadelphia 76ers

PHI
  1. Leading scorerTyrese Maxey
    29PTS5REB4AST3STL1BLK
  2. Impact contributorLeBron James
    18PTS2REB5AST2STL0BLK
  3. Impact contributorAdem Bona
    6PTS13REB1AST1STL3BLK

Team performance

Biggest advantages and setbacks

What the winner did best—and what it overcame

Advantages

  1. Total reboundsWinner edge

    Detroit Pistons had a 17 edge in total rebounds.

    DET 54PHI 37
  2. Three-point shootingWinner edge

    Detroit Pistons had a 15 percentage points edge in three-point shooting.

    DET 41%PHI 26%
  3. Points off turnoversWinner edge

    Detroit Pistons had a 10 edge in points off turnovers.

    DET 20PHI 10

Setbacks

  1. StealsOpponent edge

    Detroit Pistons trailed in steals by 6.

    DET 4PHI 10
  2. TurnoversOpponent edge

    Detroit Pistons committed 6 more turnovers than Philadelphia 76ers.

    DET 17PHI 11
  3. Points in the paintOpponent edge

    Detroit Pistons trailed in points in the paint by 10.

    DET 42PHI 52

The numbers behind the win

Evidence

4 signals

Three-point shooting

Detroit created its clearest shooting-efficiency advantage from beyond the arc.

Detroit Pistons logoDET41%
Philadelphia 76ers logoPHI26%

Rebounding

The Pistons controlled the glass, including a six-rebound advantage on the offensive end.

Detroit Pistons logoDET54
Philadelphia 76ers logoPHI37

First-quarter control

Detroit established a double-digit advantage in the opening quarter and never surrendered the lead.

Detroit Pistons logoDET34
Philadelphia 76ers logoPHI22

Cade Cunningham

26 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists

Cunningham supplied Detroit's highest scoring total while contributing across the box score.

This game’s Winning DNA

How Detroit Pistons got it done.

The winning formula behind this game.

Detroit Pistons logo

Detroit Pistons

3PT Shooting
35%
Rebounding
30%
Superstar Performance
20%
Defense
15%

Editorial weights for this game — not fan-vote percentages or official NBA statistics.

Team Comparison

Detroit Pistons logoDetroit Pistons106 PTSVSXfinity Mobile ArenaPhiladelphia 76ers logoPhiladelphia 76ers93 PTS
38-87FG36-90
14-343PT7-27
16-25FT14-23
54REB37
25AST22
4STL10
11BLK8
17TO11

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