Detroit Pistons vs Philadelphia 76ers final score: Delon Wright and Wayne Ellington really dominated the Sixers

This recap was going to start with a big high-five for Wayne Ellington. We will come back to that.

Let’s talk about Delon Wright instead.

Dwane Casey’s favorite goaltender has returned to the starting position since Killian Hayes suffered a hip injury earlier this month. It has been an indescribable run in 10 games with Wright scoring 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

Those numbers have improved recently: 17 points and 6 rebounds against the Houston Rockets, then 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.

Facing the 76ers again at home on Monday, Wright had his best game of the year, scoring 28 points, distributing 9 assists and registering 7 rebounds to lead the last-place Pistons to the Sixers without Joel Embiid, 119-104.

Wins are rare for the Pistons, now 4-13, but Wright and Ellington’s backcourt won them this game – bet you didn’t think you’d hear that tonight.

Wright was the star, but the Ellington shoot was a catalyst.

The veteran guard was signed after consideration. His recent stint as a starter has felt temporary. We all know he’s a streak player, he’ll get cold soon enough. It probably still is … but it certainly isn’t at the moment.

Ellington scored 20 points and had 6 of 9 triplets, setting a new Pistons record for most three points in five games with 26.

This is Wayne’s world. We just live in it:

Chris Daniels / Detroit Bad Boys

Also: It’s crazy that we are at this point, but Jerami Grant scored a calm 25 points in the win. He rebounded from a pair of tough games where he only managed 7 of 34 shots. The beauty of his game against Philly was 10 of 10 at the free throw line.

His real hard to be an NBA No. 1 scorer if you can’t reach the line. It’s good to see this from Grant as teams start to dwell on him defensively.

Josh Jackson scored 12 points and caught 7 rebounds off the bench before being ejected in the fourth quarter following a definitely cranky stretch that put him in elbows Ben Simmons in the face, arguing with inactive Mike Scott before getting lifting after throwing an overly aggressive rebound. pass to a referee after a foul.

As for the children, they all played. Saddiq Bey had a few first half minutes, but didn’t do much. Saben Lee played better than his numbers, and Sekou Doumbouya – after a solid game last time around – continued with another fine effort.

He hit a pair of triples, played his butt and avoided the uncontrollable thrusts that have hampered him this season. Turns out Casey doesn’t hate him after all.

Isaiah Stewart didn’t really do much except annoy Dwight Howard’s living hell, which was wonderful:

Playing without star Embiid, the Sixers have never looked like the best team in the East.

Detroit took a 16-point lead in the first quarter and led the rest of the way. Simmons, struggling with filthy issues all night, was not a factor. The Pistons held him to 11 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds.

Everyone’s favorite former Piston Tobias Harris led Philly with 25 points.

Overall, this is the Pistons’ best performance of the year. They played solid defense, the kids had their time and they beat the Sixers for the second time since 2017.

The tank is still rolling, but it’s good to beat a good team every now and then. Every team in the NBA is going to win games, you can’t lose them all, so at least it’s fun to see the Pistons grab their wins here and there against teams that really matter.